Chapter Nine: Will He Know?

Inuyasha had looked around. He hoped he could stay as far away from Sesshomaru for now so that he wouldn't find out. Maybe if he were lucky, he wouldn't see Sesshomaru before he took a bath. After all, Sesshomaru when angered probably wasn't a good sight.

Walking into the ballroom, he looked around and couldn't spot his Master. He didn't smell him either so that was a good thing right? He slowly walked into the room and watched as some people nodded at him or bowed or even waved. Inuyasha returned all of them with a nod of his head.

His ears twitched when he heard something. Looking over, he saw Sesshomaru talking with some friends and laughing. Rather quickly, he ducked back into the crowd and moved away from the male. He was scared that he would be in deep trouble if he were caught.

The hanyou thought for a few moments before biting his lower lip and heading out of the room. He walked toward the nearest bathroom and started a bath for himself. His body was sore and it hurt to walk or bend over, but he had to get a bath done before Sesshomaru found out.

Once full, Inuyasha stripped of his clothes and sank into the warm water. He instantly started to wash off his body and used some scented shampoos and soup to make sure to cover any scent of sex or Naraku. Either one could be deathly dangerous. He quickly bathed and then got out.

Drying off, Inuyasha sighed as he looked at himself in the mirror. No marks, he couldn't look at his butt but he saw no marks on his body. Pulling the kimono back on, he pushed his hair from his face and walked out of the room to bump into a chest. Inuyasha looked up and was horror struck.

Sesshomaru stood in front of him, his eyes narrowed dangerously. His whole appearance stated that he was a Master who was angry about something touching his property. Inuyasha shrunk back some as he tried to take a step back but Sesshomaru grabbed his arm.

"Where have you been?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I…I was…taking a bath. The dance made me sweat…so I bathed…to help." Inuyasha whispered.

Sesshomaru glared down at him. "After the party I want to inspect your further. If there are any marks inside or out you will be punished for letting someone touch my property. Understand Inuyasha?"

The hanyou whimpered and nodded his head before Sesshomaru continued. "Unless you want to tell me if anything happened or not."

Inuyasha looked up at him and blinked. Sesshomaru knew, but he wanted to hear it from Inuyasha's mouth to confirm it. The hanyou bit his lower lip and tired to think of how he was supposed to say this. His body was shaking slightly as he whimpered.

"I…I…N-Naraku…said he wanted to use the restroom…a-and…I took him to…but…he…he…"

"He what, Inuyasha?"

"He…r-raped me…"