I Do Not Own Inuyasha

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Nightmares Pasts, Teal Leaves Futures

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So strange things happening to him, well that was the story of his life; but this was by far the strangest thing to ever happen to him as he sat in the tea house of the women who had just threatened to anhilate him should harm his pain in the ass brother.

"Tea?" Kagome asked him.

"Uh… sure?" he replied uncertainly. Kagome gracefully poured him his tea as her companion, Sango sat there scowling at him. Inuyasha was not certain what to make of his latest situation. See, after the miko had threatened him on 'if' he should threaten Sesshomaru she had promptly invited him back to the palace with her and her friend. She offered him a place to stay for the time being as he would need time to sort things out with his pain in the ass brother. So here he was, and Inuyasha was, just now, beginning to think he had made some sort of mistake.

"So, Inuyasha-sama, you claim that you are here to collect your brother. Why?" Kagome asked after serving her friend tea as well.

"Our father exiled him, now I've come because I was ordered to retrieve him at any costs by our father; the Might Inu no Taisho ," Inuyasha answered. Was he thrilled about being here? No. And he would not be so foolish as to claim otherwise, he knew now without a doubt that Sesshomaru was still infuriated with him; and probably rightfully so; but now he was learning about how the people of this land viewed Sesshomaru as some sort of deity and he was less than thrilled about it.

"Why was he exiled?" Sango demanded loudly, which had his ears flattening in reaction. It wasn't her tone, or an act of submission even; her voice was at an annoying pitch and grating on his sensitive hearing.

"For treason and murder," Inuyasha answered as one of his ears flicked trying to dislodge the grating sound of this Taijiya Princess's harsh tone of voice.

"What? Sesshomaru-sama would never do that, he is the honorable Inu Daiyōkai of the West. He has never killed unjustly, our lands would know if he had," Kagome said indignantly as her nose went up in the air. Inuyasha felt his brow twitch then.

"Oh really? Well then you should know he was banished for killing a human ambassador's daughter in our court; eight hundred years ago he killed Ambassador Asano's only daughter, and his betrothed. Are you telling me that he is truly innocent? I saw him do it with my own eyes," Inuyasha argued. Though he wasn't telling the entire truth about this matter, it wasn't a lie. Sesshomaru had killed Asano Sara with his own claws, skewering her right through her heart and killing her.

"Then he'd have had a reason! The Mighty Inu Daiyōkai of the West would not, nor has he ever, killed without reason!" Sango snapped harshly, and again the pitch had his ears flattening to his head.

Kagome watched him, watched his every expression and was coming to the conclusion that this Inuyasha was not lying; as much as she wanted him to be. Also, he apparently did not like the pitch of Sango's voice when she was yelling at him, his winces of pain were of pain, his ears would flatten on his head as a defense and not submission. Overall, Kagome was very, very curious about him; and she really wanted to touch those flexible ears sitting atop his head.

"Did he have a reason to kill this Abassador's daughter?" Kagome asked.

"No, she had proclaimed love to him and he just killed her. I witnessed it, and when I was asked to tell our father what happened after Sesshomaru stated his lie, I told the truth and Sesshomaru was banished from our lands. Sesshomaru hates humans, he hates them all with a passion you'll never even understand because he acts aloof and indifferent in reguards to humans; but he really hates them all," Inuyasha shrugged.

Kagome sighed, she wasn't detecting any lies from him but she had a feeling she wasn't getting the full truth from him either.

This Inuyasha was a very difficult man to get a read on, she had met yōkai more open than him.

"I don't believe you, hanyō," Sango spat out in disgust.

"Believe what you will, but tell me why none of you dare to go near him and revere him as a god? It's because you fear him more than your respect or love him, and that is only natural for creatures of any breed. Sesshomaru is a terrifying being, capable of great destruction," Inuyasha shrugged.

"I don't believe you, hanyō, the Inu Daiyōkai of the West is honorable and he's saved me before," Sango snapped only for her to slam her delict cup down as she stood and stormed away from them. Kagome picked up Sango's teea cup, the leaves had settled at the bottom and a part of her superstitious nature began reading the leaves for answers of the coming future.

"Sheesh, I'm only stating the truth," Inuyasha grumbled.

Her blue eyes flicked to him then.

"No, you're only telling half truths, you haven't lied but you have not told us all there is to know."

"Humph, what are you doing?"

"I'm reading the future, and it is not a pleasant coming. There is a great darkness coming, and it will consume the land before light will touch us again," Kagome whispered in horror as she read the leaves.

"That's nonsense, tea leaves cannot tell the future, only hard work and determination will determine the outcome of the future. Leaves are just leaves and they settle in random patterns at the bottom of a cup," Inuyasha snapped. She looked to him then and she smiled sadly.

"But you do not believe what you say, Inuyasha-sama. No matter, we will handle whatever is to come, you should know you are free to stay here for as long as you need. But should you stay you will be respectful of others, and you will not release your demonic aura." Kagome said stiffly.

"Whatever, but thank you, I think I might be here a wihle," Inuyasha grumbled.

"Of course, the Inu Daiyōkai of the West is a stubborn creature," was all she said as she stood and left. Her heart grim with what she had read in the tea leaves, and the sky was darkening as if to confirm her worst fears.

Rin gasped, she groaned, she panted, she moaned and it wasn't enough until she was screaming from his touch. The monster above her could not cease his tormenting of her, even when she was exhausted. Not that she minded as his claws caressed her skin, that warm fire in her belly began to coil again, and tighten, and again she felt the coming edge she wanted to tumble over when his fangs scrapped over her pulse.

"Sess-ss-sho-" she groaned as she couldn't finish his name and her head fell forward as her body trembled. She felt him, and he was torturing her with his purposefully slow, even, and decisive rhythm. Kami above did it feel divine to have him slowly pressing into her as he then retreated and teased her some more.

"What is it? Little one, what do you want," he whispered in her ear, his arm snaking around her waist before she toppled into the ground and his fangs toying with the lobe of her ear.

"You, Maru, you," she huffed out indignantly and she felt him chuckle against her back. The vibrations alone just about sent her over her close edge; an edge she was most eager to leap over. Then his mokomoko slid around her and began caressing her breasts as he pulled her up so she was sitting on his lap as he thrusted into her. He hit her sweet spot, a spot he had found shortly after his first penetration earlier this day, before her nap, and stars erupted before her eyes as she cried out.

"Good girl," he growled in her ear, and she felt herself surrender into bliss as her coil snapped. Everything gushed from her as she fell against his chest, heaving breath as the pleasure coursed through her body making her feel nothing but bliss. She felt him release in her as again he knotted in her before they both fell back so she was resting on his chest.

Rin didn't know if she dozed off, but she must've because she woke with silk wrapped around her, the stars above her, her lord still in her, and his arm around her waist. She snuggled up to her lord then and sighed contently. Life for her had just gotten better than it ever could've.

"I love you, Sesshomaru," she whispered hoarsely, the screams which had been coaxed from her had left her without a voice.

"Rin," was all he moaned softly. She smiled, it wasn't a declaration of love but she knew it was more than what most got from him. He grumbled, she looked over her shoulder when his arm around her tightened and mokomoko pulled her closer to him, she whimpered a bit because he was still in her and she was uncomfortable now but he didn't notice this; he was sound asleep.

"No," he whispered. "No, don't do it, Sara!" he shouted as he bolted up with her in his arms and on his lap. She yelped in pain at the movement but moved with him so he didn't get hurt with her as well. But it was when his claws drew blood from her upper arms that she couldn't hide her pain then, he didn't mean to hurt her, she knew this, but she was hurting all the same at this moment.

"Sesshomaru!" she yelped, he was heaving as he looked around and then his gaze settled on her, she was sitting on his lap, and he was still in her. He just sighed as he loosened his grip on her flest and hugged her gently, then he eased her off of him.

"I'm sorry Rin," he whispered as he rearranged them.

"It's alright, my lord. Where you having a nightmare?" she asked softly as he pulled her into him again and wrapped silk and mokomoko around them again. He didn't answer her. "Who is Sara?"

"An old nightmare," was his answer and she left it alone.

Though her heart was aching a bit, part of it had broken from hearing that name from his lips again, and a part of her was aching for his pain which he wasn't sharing with anyone. Rin wondered just who Sara had been to Sesshomaru, but she would not press her lord in this matter as the cool night's air danced across her exposed skin and she burrowed against Sesshomaru for warmth again.

More updates to come today! Mostly in the Inuyasha category, today, but hey! Updates! =)

Never Be the Same is on temporary hold; I need to finish Irresistible Pain before continuing with it.

In other news, my mom's mother (my grandmother) passed away so the update might be slow this coming week. Sorry, but there are family matters to attend to which are more important to me than writing.

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Cast Adrift! =)