A new threat
For those of you who are reading this story for the first time. This is a continuation of another story called Sesshoumaru's unexpected mate. It has 39 chapters in it. In that story Sesshoumaru takes on a human girl (Katame) as his mate. He produces two sons. Inumouru and Samotoyame sometimes referred to as Inu and Samoto. Inuyasha also takes on a mate. (Three guesses, first two don't count.) He also produces a son Sugumi. Sugumi is a full demon in human form. He can fly like his uncle Sesshoumaru but he smells like neither human nor demon. The sons of Sesshoumaru look like Inuyasha but each boy is different. I highly recommend reading the first story it will help you to know the characters better.
In this story Naraku is dead and a new demon is on the horizon.
It has been six months since Inuyasha left to go to find the last of the jewel shards with his wife Kagome and son Sugumi. Miroku and Sango and little Shippo traveled with them.
Sesshoumaru was out on patrol up in the mountains surrounding his valley home, as was his custom. He had begun this practice along time ago when his sons where first born. He had left the boys at the palace with their mother. It was the time of the new moon. The boys being half demon like their uncle, Inuyasha, were subject to the same transformation at the new moon. They would loose their demon power that night and become completely human. Sesshoumaru knew this but didn't see any danger in leaving them behind. They were well trained and strong even in their human form. No enemy had tried anything in a long time. He felt safe. He was wrong.
Yoshi was a demon whose special delight was to prey on those who were weakened by battle or something like the change a half demon goes through. He had killed many half demons this way. Inuyasha always had to stay extra vigilant during this time for he had been warned of Yoshi.
This time Yoshi was coming for the son's of Sesshoumaru. He had watched Sesshoumaru's household and knew when the boy's time of weakness was. He would wait until the great lord's guard was down then he would strike.
The boy's were inside enjoying the evening meal. The sun had set early for it was fall time. The boys were already in their human form.
That's when they heard him. Yoshi was out in the courtyard calling to them. "Son's of Sesshoumaru come to me. I would have your blood, half-breeds."
The boy's went to get up but Katame stopped them. "Stay here!" She commanded. "I will check this out first. If I need you I'll call. But I want you two to stay inside. You hear me. I'll skin you if you dare disobey me!" Katame could still strike fear into her son's, even if they were almost her height. She went out into the courtyard. "Who are you?" She demanded.
"Ah the mate of Sesshoumaru, is it not? Have you come out to defend your sons? Why is it that they do not fight for them selves? Is it because they are too weak?" He cackled at his own joke.
"You will leave my home, demon. I will not allow you to stay while my husband is gone. If you wish to fight someone go and find him. I'm sure he would enjoy the company."
"I know Sesshoumaru is gone, woman. I have come to kill the half-breeds. And while I'm at it I may as well kill you."
"Try it." Katame drew her sword. Sesshoumaru had taught her well. She could fend off almost all of his attacks in the training sessions. She was sure she could handle this one. All she had to do was stall for time. The boys would change back in the morning. She just had to last that's all.
Yoshi under estimated the woman. He came at her and she swung the sword. She cut a great gash across his side.
"Ahhhhh" He screamed and turned on her. "You will pay for that woman." He raced toward her and she leaped out of the way. Inumouru had taught her that. He said it would come in handy. It did.
Yoshi threw something at her. She wasn't sure what it was but she was sure she didn't want it to hit. She used her sword to deflect the things and then lunged at the demon. Her sword went right through the demon's belly. She twisted the sword and pulling it up and out.
Yoshi was fatally wounded. He began to writhe terribly.
Inumouru called out to his mom. "The head momma. The head, you must take the head or his thrashing will kill you."
Katame nodded to her son and raised the sword and brought it down on the demon's neck ending his misery.
The boy's came running out to their mother who was now collapsed on the ground.
"Wow momma you were great. "Samotoyame was so proud of his mother. "All that training really paid off. Hey momma, Look!" He was pointing to something sparkling on the ground by the demon's head.
"Give those here Samoto." Katame looked at the tiny fragments in her hand. "Aren't these the things your uncle has been looking for?"
The boy's looked at them. "I don't know he never let me see them." Inumouru said.
"Well I guess I'll have to keep them here for him. The next time he comes to visit I'll show them to him." She went inside and put the fragments into a little pouch to give to Inuyasha the next time she saw him, whenever that my be.
When Sesshoumaru returned from his patrol a few days later he had some interesting news waiting for him.
"Father, father." Samoto ran up to his father at the gate. "You should have been here, you should have seen her."
"Who, seen what? Sesshoumaru was confused. His son Samotoyame was an excitable little demon and always got ahead of himself.
"You need to slow down Samotoyame. What happened?"
Samoto went on to relate how his mother 'Katame the terrible', which is what the boy's now called their mother. Had slew the demon and saved the day. He related the battle in all its gory details. How she had struck the fatal blow and then removed the head of the beast.
The boys had erected a post out side the gates to their mother's glory and mounted the demon's head on top. Of course they didn't tell her that. She thought they had taken the body out and buried it like she told them to. She would have their hides if she ever found out the truth.
Katame never ventured beyond the gates. She learned that painful lesson a long time ago. It had been taught to her by Shogon. (first story. Little gory but good none the less.)
Sesshoumaru looked at the grizzly trophy and smiled. Katame had proved herself worthy of being his mate many times but this. This was worth noting.
He went into the palace and scooped up his wife. She squeaked. She hadn't heard him come in.
"So! This is Katame the terrible. Demon slayer. Should I be worried?" He kissed her.
"Yes, especially if you're going to keep sneaking up on me." She gave him a little swat on the side of the head. "Now put me down you beast. I have to finish cooking." She looked up at him waving her spoon. "And if you ever call me that again I'll...."
Sesshoumaru put his hand over her mouth. "Be careful woman I've been gone for days and you know what I can do to you. So be very careful."
She lowered her spoon. "All right you win this one. So, do you want a bath before supper?"
"No little one, I think you and I shall enjoy our bath after the meal."
Katame's cheeks went red. They always did when he suggested that they bathe together. It usually meant that she would get little or no sleep that night.