The hot summer heat hung thickly in the air like a blanket. The humidity threatened to smother everyone. The only person who looked unaffected and poised as usual, were Sesshomaru and Mikazuki.

Sesshomaru stood on the grounds below the palace, watching the soldiers training and packing up. His golden eyes surveyed the area with calculatingly and he quickly assessed their skills. They were doing well currently, he figured. The demon lord planned on taking Masamitsu out himself and he would let the troops deal with the soldiers in the northern castle. He had it all planned out and once he conquered those lands, then he could-

"Hey, Sesshomaru." Inuyasha greeted nonchalantly.

"Hello, little brother."

Over the past few months, things has been undeniably pleasant between them. That awkward night eventually led to many more passionate nights together. It had been at least four months since the night they first tried to get pregnant. So far, Inuyasha felt no different and he wasn't showing, so they both assumed he wasn't with child. After a quick check-up today, the healer confirmed that he wasn't with child yet. It was frustrating but Inuyasha took the good with the bad. At least they got along now and thankfully the sex had become...well, much better than that first night.

"You're leaving to the North already?" Inuyasha asked, looking at all the troops.

Sesshomaru let out a grunt, as though giving him an affirmative 'yes'. "What did the healer say?"

Inuyasha shrugged, subconsciously rubbing his stomach. "There's no pup in here yet...I'm not...you know..."

"Pregnant?"

"I hate that word. Don't say it. With child, but don't say pregnant." Inuyasha complained gruffly. He couldn't even imagine himself being with child. A woman, he could see. A man? It just seemed strange.

"You just did."

"To explain my feelings, ingrate!"

"Hn."

"When are you leaving?"

"Today."

"What? You...I'm coming with you and Ryuukage then!" Inuyasha yelled.

"No, brother. You are to stay behind."

"I'm not a damsel in distress. I can handle myself." Inuyasha replied, his eyebrow twitching from irritation.

"I only wish to protect you."

"Yeah, and I can protect you too!"

"You are being difficult." Sesshomaru said, though he tried to show through his expression that he only wanted him to be safe and living in comfort. He didn't want Inuyasha to know the rush of battle anymore.

"He only wants you safe, Lord Inuyasha." Ryuukage cut in, smiling as he approached them with languid steps.

"I know, but-!"

"Not to mention, while trying to produce an heir, it is advisable to not battle. Although the healer claims you are not pregnant, you may very well be. Even healers can be wrong from time to time. Would you actually risk your pup's life over your pride my lord?" Ryuukage raised a brow.

"No. I wouldn't, damn it." Inuyasha conceded, folding his arms with a roll of his eyes.

Sesshomaru leaned down to a puppy ear, causing pleasant chills to run down the younger demon's spine as he felt his hot breath warm him somewhat. "I will make it up to you. Meet me in our bedroom this afternoon."

"Gotcha." Inuyasha smirked.

As soon as Sesshomaru left, Inuyasha noticed that Ryuukage leapt down to the grounds and began teaching some of the warriors battle techniques. He was so absorbed into watching him that he didn't notice Sesshomaru's mother until she spoke.

"Hello, Inuyasha. What did the healer say?" She got right to the point. Having grandchildren was first and foremost on her list as of now.

"I'm not with child." Inuyasha told her, nearly sighing.

"Are you doing it enough?" She asked bluntly, causing him to flinch and turn bright red.

"Um, well, that's not exactly your damn business. I mean, we do it often, not that you should really know that!" He screeched indignantly.

"I'm very pleasantly surprised at how well you two are getting along now. It's almost as though you are in love with each other. This cannot end well." She said, giving him a false smile. "Love always leads to heartbreak."

"That's not true. I've been in love before and it ended well if you ask me." Inuyasha retorted, giving her a strange look.

"If you ask me, I think it ended badly for you. A poor lonely hanyou left by himself after his human wife passed away while he was still young and fertile, with no children to speak of? That sounds quite unfortunate to me..." She replied.

"First of all, I had a good life with Kagome. Second, we didn't want kids." Inuyasha told her, his tone slightly more angry.

She smiled delightedly. It was so easy to push his buttons. "Well then, if you say so."

That blase answer irritated him more somehow. "Keh, whatever. I'm going inside." Then something occured to him aburptly. "Hey, aren't you gonna fight also?"

"No, of course not. I am a lady, not a warrior."

"Women can fight too." He pointed out casually.

"Certainly, but I am not a violent person you see. Do not mistake me because of my cold conteneance, I am actally quite a tranquil youkai."

"You could've helped us defeat Naraku." Inuyasha realized aloud, scoffing incredlously.

"I could have, but like I said I am a lady, not a warrior..." she replied.

"I'm definitely going inside now..." He muttered.

...

The quiet summer breeze wafted in through the window slowly, the clouds stifling any sunlight that might have shone in through the partially opened window. Inuyasha had come into the bedroom earlier, but since Sesshomaru was so drained from the frequent training and planning for war, they decided to simply take a nap together and rest.

A stronger gust of wind came in through the window then, throwing back the shutter which made it rap back against the wall. Sesshomaru turned over suddenly at the noise, his arm falling on Inuyasha's chest and subconsciously curled against him in a possessive embrace. Inuyasha stirred slightly, but didn't wake up at the sensation.

A gentle rain began to fall. Sesshomaru turned Inuyasha over, being half-asleep, and rested his body back down so that they faced each other and could look into the others' eyes. Of course, the younger dog demon was sleeping still, but Sesshomaru admired the smaller man's beautiful face in his partially conscious state.

Though Sesshomaru had not yet completely awakened, his rather lustful thoughts led him to trail a hand down the front of Inuyasha's body. He felt along those firm pecs he loved, the nosy pink nipples, and down to his...

Inuyasha jolted when he felt a hand on his hardened member. Opening his eyes, he saw his brother's lustful gaze and his face began burning from arousal. Leaning down, he gently kissed Inuyasha's mouth, before moving to nip at his neck. The other man moaned quietly at the feeling.

Sesshomaru continued to move his hand from Inuyasha's toned stomach down to the straining erection confined in his hakama. He felt an almost electrical surge when he finally rested his fingers over the other demon's hardened shaft. On a deeply subconscious level in was a pleasure to touch the semi-erect form between Inuyasha's strong legs, so he ran his fingertips over it and then pressed his palm against it and began rubbing up and down. Inuyasha moaned quietly, but his breathing remained calm and steady.

Completely awake and excited now, Sesshomaru began to rub the solid protrusion beneath his hands more firmly. Through the thin fabric of Inuyasha's fundoshi he felt the warmth of his member and felt it throb and swell at his touch. He began pressing and rubbing up against the rounded backside of the lightly moaning Inuyasha; using his seeping essence to prepare him. He nipped and licked at the base of his brother's ear, slowly working his way down his neck to his shoulder, grazing his teeth against his silky flesh, before nipping at the sensitive skin a bit playfully.

Sesshomaru sat him up, moving Inuyasha so that he was sitting in front of him and continuing to ravish those fluffy puppy ears, all the while teasing his sensitive buds at once. Inuyasha moaned loudly, unable to help himself. He'd never felt such pleasure before..

Sesshomaru resumed kissing Inuyasha's neck, moving him so that he laid on top of him, straddling the older dog demon's waist with his powerful, yet slender legs. His mouth wondered close to Inuyasha's but their lips did not meet. Sesshomaru slipped his hand beneath the fabric of Inuyasha's tight fundoshi, his heart racing as his fingertips made their journey over smooth skin and soft, silver curls...

Inuyasha moaned louder than he intended when Sesshomaru finally grasped his throbbing length. His head fell back at the pleasure as the older male leaned forward to lick teasingly at tip, before stroking his cock steadily in his hand. With shallow breaths and closed eyes, both men surrendered to their forbidden love and to their deepest desires.

The pale demon delighted in the way Inuyasha's smooth, lightly tanned legs would clench with his pleasure and how his body would go rigid when it overwhelmed him.

At the same time, Inuyasha loved how undone his normally reserved, impassive brother became while being pleasured - the ragged breaths that escaped from his pink lips and the way his sex twitched each time the tip of his manhood was rubbed by skillful fingers who knew exactly how to pleasure him greatly.

Once satisfied that his tight cavern had been thoroughly prepared for him; he began pressing forward, forcing the tight opening to stretch and allow him entrance. Just as he got his tip in; his partner halted all movement and tensed up.

Sesshomaru raised his lips to Inuyasha's ear and whispered. "Relax."

"Easier said than done..." Inuyasha murmured, willing his muscles to loosen up slightly.

Sesshomaru saw that his lover was falling back into the world of pleasure; forcing him to find relief for his own painful need. He pushed deeper into his tight entrance and reveling in the feel of his strong muscles contract around his intrusion. It was taking every ounce of will power in his entire being to prevent himself from slamming himself to the hilt and pound his lover to death. A grunt of rejection sounded in the older male's ears causing him to lick hard at the pulse point and to twist and tease a nipple into rock hardness with his nimble finger tips. Sesshomaru leaned forwardly suddenly, suckling at the other's rosy nipples as though he were a child feeding from its mother.

Inuyasha moaned loudly, his fists clenching at the almost unbelievably blissful feeling of being filled in just the right way. It felt good, almost painful, but not quite. Sesshomaru knew what angle to go in, hitting his pleasure spot almost immediately as he rubbed his cock slowly against Inuyasha's walls, giving him time to adjust.

Sesshomaru ceased all movement and let his eyes close in bliss momentarily. Never had he felt anything so euphoric in his entire existence; had he known that rutting with another male would feel like this he would have done it sooner... a lot sooner.

The younger male could admit that even though he had been prepared gently, it still hurt to the point where he felt nervous. Extremely nervous, but he willed himself to relax and brace the pain.

"Sesshomaru, move...now." Inuyasha panted out, burying his head into the blankets.

He merely nodded quickly, slamming his shaft back in more forcefully, causing the smaller man's toes to curl somewhat.

Inuyasha would never admit it out loud, but this was his favorite position. He felt so thoroughly dominated, and even if he wanted to move it would prove difficult, as he bent onto his knees accepting the hard length that thrust into him at an almost inhuman pace.

His pace picked up slowly with each thrust causing Inuyasha to stroke himself in matching rhythm. Sesshomaru placed his lips next to his brother's ear suddenly. "Release yourself to me." He ordered and picked up his pace tenfold causing the sound of slapping flesh to reverberate throughout the small room.

He lifted the smaller male up suddenly and moved them so that he was in his lap, and continued thrusting into him unabashedly. Inuyasha's quiet moans quickly escalated into loud yelling, not caring who might hear him.

Inuyasha's world stilled for a moment as he released, his eyes squeezing shut from the intensity. His entrance contracted around Sesshomaru's length, causing the older male to grunt as he released his seed into his mate.

The two collapsed onto the bed next to each other and cuddled up to feel the warmth of the others' body. Sesshomaru brushed his brother's unruly bangs from his face and cupped his cheek.

"You feel better." He stated.

"It's sorta funny when you state the obvious." Inuyasha laughed genuinely, a wide smile quirking his lips upwards.. "Would you be mad if I said I loved you?" The younger male asked, his breath cooling the other youkai's sweat-slicked flesh.

Sesshomaru looked down at him, into his beautiful, golden eyes that were similar and yet incredibly different at once and smirked somewhat, "Furious."

"I love you."

"I have grown fond of you."

"Asshole." Inuyasha smacked him in a slightly playful manner.

"Sesshomaru... " Inuyasha murmured quietly after several minutes had passed, "I still want to know why you gave up the western lands for me? Or why you're trying so hard to conquer those dumb Northern lands? You don't have to do any of this, you know..."

It was the flickering of golden eyes, filled with so much warmth it was nearly breathtaking, and the slight crooked smile on his lips that made him realize that Sesshomaru loved him. There were no more words needed now, and they relished in the presence of the other.

...

The troops left at night, since they were all youkai and had no reason to really fear the dark or other youkai. They had Lord Sesshomaru with them too, needless to say.

Inuyasha watched them go with a strange combination of irritation and a wistful glimmer. He wanted to go with them and yet he didn't. Something was telling him subconsciously that it would be a bad idea to go. He felt...off. Not sick necessarily, but unbelievably fatigued for no damn good reason. When he turned to go back inside the castle, he placed a hand to his forehead as dizziness overwhelmed him for a couple of moments. Once the black in his vision cleared, he went inside intent on eating a nice meal and getting some rest.

'Come back soon. I need you here, dumb bastard...' Inuyasha thought, turning around to glance behind him for a moment before turning to walk inside the main hall and to his room.

Well, being the typical indecisive person that I am, I've decided to just leave the story complete. I might continue it, but probably not. Perhaps I'll just write an epilogue instead. As for now, it's completed.