Unexpected friendship.
"Sesshoumaru dono, why are you doing this? Politics or not you aren't that kind." Hiten told Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru turned to face the wall. Hiten was right. Sesshoumaru should hate him. 'I can not answer your question Hiten. I don't know the answer myself.' Hiten finished eating and set the bowl down.
"Ya happy now"
"As long as you continue to eat. This is not the first time you refused food."
Hiten knew Sesshoumaru was right. He didn't want to think about that time. Sesshoumaru picked the bowl up then went over to the door. Hiten was about to follow when Sesshoumaru glared at him.
"You are to stay here. You're too ill to be out of bed. If I have to I'll tie you down…."
Hiten pulled the blanket over himself again. It annoyed him that he was following orders instead of giving them, but he knew he was outmatched.
"You sound like your father."
Sesshoumaru continued to the kitchen. Outside he heard laughter. After he washed the bowl he went outside to see what was happening. Rin was pinned by Souten. Sesshoumaru thought Rin was being hurt until he saw Rin was the one laughing. Souten was tickling Rin.
"Souten chan! I give up! You're right; Jaken is a good throw toy!"
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened when he heard Rin say that. What exactly had the girls been doing to Jaken? Without being noticed Sesshoumaru left the two girls alone. They couldn't be that bad. Right? Hiten was asleep when Sesshoumaru opened the door to Hiten's room. Instead of forcing him to eat more Sesshoumaru just let him sleep.
Flashback
Hiten was acting funny. Sesshoumaru knew it, Hiten didn't eat a lot anymore. The first week him and Sesshoumaru would finish eating at the same time. Now Hiten would finish earlier then Sesshoumaru. He wouldn't eat as much and he never played. After a week of this Sesshoumaru asked his father what was wrong with Hiten.
"Father."
The western lord looked down to his son.
"Yes Sesshoumaru?"
"Hiten's acting weird."
"How?"
"He doesn't eat as much as me anymore. And every time I ask him to play he says he doesn't feel like it." Sesshoumaru answered.
Inunotosio left the room to talk with the other lord. Sesshoumaru followed them but stood behind the closed door to listen to the two talk.
"Satoru dono, I have something of importance to tell you." Sesshoumaru heard his father say.
"Yes?"
"Your son Hiten, has an eating disorder." Sesshoumaru frowned. He didn't know what that ment.
"I didn't notice." Lord Satoru explained.
"Nor I, Sesshoumaru was the one who addressed me to it." Inunotosio admitted.
"What can we do? My son will die if he keeps this up."
"I'll force him to eat more."
"How?" Lord Satoru asked.
"Sesshoumaru had a hard time understanding how to eat properly when he was a pup. I know what to do." This confused Sesshoumaru. He didn't remember ever having a problem.
After two weeks Hiten was well again. Sesshoumaru didn't know what his father did to Hiten until years later. Sesshoumaru asked Hiten why he wouldn't eat. Hiten told him that he didn't know why, he just never felt hungry. The two then realized how much the other cared, Hiten promised Sesshoumaru he wouldn't starve himself again.
End flashback
Sesshoumaru just watched the sleeping form. "It looks like you broke your promise Hiten."