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Lord Tetsuya was fuming mad he knew Sesshomaru had no choice but to hand her over for diplomatic reasons, but he didn't like it. He bowed to Sesshomaru before racing off going back to where he had left InuYasha, he most certainly could take his anger out on him. Then a brilliant idea came to mind he would beat InuYasha until his clothes were in tatters, and then take the rags as proof that Yukiko's mate was indeed dead. Once the leader was convinced she would gladly hand Yukiko over to be mated.
He soon entered the enchanted cave where he had the jail that housed special prisoners. He smirked as he saw InuYasha's eyes flare red. He chuckled saying, "Oh I see you smell her on me, she is a great catch I can see why you choose her."
InuYasha growled and pulled on his chains. Lord Tetsuya's tone became icy cold as he said, " Don't worry your pups will soon be dead, and your mate will be too weak to keep me from mating with her." InuYasha thrashed more growling out, "When I get out of here you're so dead."
Lord Tetsuya took out a whip and started to beat InuYasha soon enough InuYasha's clothes were nothing more than rags but as he removed them he couldn't find a single mark on his body. Lord Tetsuya growled in frustration that he had been unable to inflict pain on InuYasha.
InuYasha himself was surprised until Lord Tetsuya tried to remove the medallion Yukiko had given him and was thrown across the room. InuYasha purred the gift she had given him had protected him from the assault. InuYasha's hopes improved he smirked saying, "It seems you can't harm me as long as I wear this, and you can't remove it either."
Lord Tetsuya was beyond pissed yelling, "I will have to punish that mate of yours, once I get my hands on her. I think the perfect punishment will be for her to willingly mate me in front of you." InuYasha replied confidently, "She would never do that I know my mate well."
Lord Tetsuya smirked, "She will to protect your bastard pups, and after she does I will kill them so she will carry my pups instead." InuYasha growled loudly and thrashed harder against his chains as Lord Tetsuya left InuYasha to head to the council to request being mated to Yukiko, and give InuYasha's clothes as evidence of his death.
~ Four Weeks Later ~
Yukiko had improved considerably under the mystic demons, Akina, and the dragon's care. Yukiko was still very weak and wasn't allowed to get up, but her stomach had grown to what it should be for where she was at in her pregnancy. Yukiko was doing well despite the fact that she missed InuYasha greatly.
It was then a mystic demon rushed in saying, "I'm sorry Lady Yukiko but I need you to put this travel cloak on, and I will carry you to a council meeting involving you."
Yukiko put the cloak on without question then she was handed a drink, and was told, "Drink this I believe it is in your pup's best interest if their scent isn't smelt at least, for now, it will wear off shortly."
Yukiko nodded and drank it all down before she was picked up, and taken to the council meeting. Madame Amaya smiled, and said, "Good to see you Yukiko glad you're well enough to join us."
Lord Tetsuya pled his case after which Sesshomaru stated his, and finally, they took Yukiko's statement. Once they had all the statements, and evidence they left to talk it over among themselves. After several hours they return Madame Amaya speaks, "These clothes that were provided have several problems. First, they're lacking InuYasha's blood, Second Sesshomaru had a party search the area, and these definitely weren't there at the time of the search. Finally, these clothes carry InuYasha's sent, and it is too strong to have been off of his body the length of time he's been gone." She then adds, "The council feels you know where InuYasha is, and that he was alive as recently as two weeks ago."