Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. (However I have the second movie on the
way in the mail!) The characters of Nekoyasha, Lotus, Shinta, and other
random people are mine.
A/N: Yes there is blood in this chapter. Not a lot though. Also beware if drinking blood bothers you. While there is no vampirism per se, the demons do have animal characteristics and would lick wounds anyway. There may be some OOCness in this chapter. Sorry.
"Spoken"
*Thoughts*
Chapter 11: Now What?
Her voice had taken on that distant regal tone again. The brothers stared at her in total amazement. Nekoyasha cared for everything and it was unheard of for her to throw anyone out of her house.
Nekoyasha stood there waiting for Sesshomaru to do something, anything. She stood motionless except for the flick of her tail. She was trying very hard not to shake. She had been insulted in her own house. *Not only have I been insulted, but also I have been hurt. My ally finds me an abomination. Another Lord looks down on me. It isn't any Lord, it is my cousin ... family. But he is not really family is he? He is Inuyasha's brother only through their father. You are Inuyasha's family through his mother. And from everything you have heard, Sesshomaru hates his brother.* She sighed.
Sesshomaru had not made a move. He just sat there looking back at her. Inuyasha looked back and forth between the two. He knew that this was a time to stay quiet. He was glad that he was the one holding Rin. *Sesshomaru won't leave without her. But somehow I don't think Neko will let him take her.*
The thick silence hung in the air. Sesshomaru was the first to break it. "Well, Nekoyasha, are you just going to stand there or are you going to finish what you started?" he said in his emotionless tone. He broke their gaze and leveled it at Inuyasha.
Nekoyasha stood by the door dumbstruck for a moment. Then she walked over to Sesshomaru and slapped him across the face with her claws out. "How dare you!" she yelled. "I did not have to let you in my house. I was concerned about that little girl. Then you go insult me! Are you wanting to start a war? And then you talk down to me as if I am a little child!" She stood in front him, her body shaking in anger.
Sesshomaru looked up at her. He saw her shake and her unblinking eyes. He could smell the saltiness that was threatening to escape those eyes if she'd let it. He could smell the blood on his cheek as it started to well up in the scratches as well as feel in start roll down his cheek. He made no move to wipe it away. He was aware that Inuyasha was on the other side of the room watching with interest.
But that did not concern him. One of his concerns was that hopefully Rin was still asleep and had not heard anything that had been said. He kept his gaze on the girl in front of him. He truly hadn't meant to upset her. She would be surprised to know that he actually held some sort of respect for her. That fact actually surprised him from time to time. *I have always held that opinion about my brother. And that ... thing, Naraku... he has cause me much trouble as well. And so? I said those words without really thinking about them. They were after all aimed at Inuyasha not Nekoyasha.*
If he could only tell her that those words were not meant for her with losing face in front of Inuyasha, he would. In his eyes, she was better than his brother and Naraku. He couldn't explain how though. The blood was now rolling down his cheek toward his chin. If he let it go, it would soon drip onto his chest.
He pulled his mind from his thoughts and really looked at the healer. She had stopped shaking and was watching him with her head cocked to the side. He saw that her eyes no longer held his own but was watching the blood trickle down his face. Now he was confused.
Nekoyasha sighed. Watching the blood streak down his face had melted her anger. She had inflicted that upon him. She, Nekoyasha, had brought pain to another even though it was her job to care for the wounded. She had let her anger and her pride get the better of her. *He is still family, no matter what. Even if he hates me for what I am. I will go on and finish dressing those wounds, plus the fresh cuts I've made.*
With that thought in mind, she went to her knees in front of Sesshomaru. She leaned in and licked away the blood from his cheek. She noticed that he didn't try to shy away from her tongue. After the blood had been cleared, she saw that the cuts were not that deep and due to his demon abilities had already begun to heal. She whispered into his ear just one word, "Family."
As she turned away to gather the supplies to bandage him she heard him softly reply, "Yes, we are."
*****
A/N: Yeah I know it was a short chapter. This was the chapter that gave me the lull during the summer right before school started up again. Sesshomaru had to be stupid not think about what he was saying. I have a plan and he had to go off track, so this was about getting it back on track.
I didn't post lately because school decided to give me a bunch of work and responsibilities, so not a lot of time for writing.
Bookworm: Sesshomaru says that was not dropped on his head as a child. He does say Inuyasha was though. He came across your review when he was checking to see if the Miroku/Kagome story had been updated. :)
Sesshomaru: That's not my story! Miroku put that one on the list!
Sango: (looks at Miroku) Nani?!
Miroku: It's not my story. Come on Sango, why would I want to read about me and Kagome when I have you. Besides, I read SiriousB1's advice columns.
Sango: So whose story is it?
Miroku: (Shrugs) I don't know. Shippo's?
Shippo: No way! I like the Jerry Springer/Trigun fic!
Kagome: (Looks at Shippo) You mean you actually read that! That's it no more unsupervised ff.net for you.
Shippo: Kagome!
(Kagome picks Shippo up and takes him out of the room. Inuyasha is laughing his head off.)
Catleana: I do not own any of the stories mentioned. They are really good though. Especially the Jerry Springer/Trigun by SiriousB1. Very funny story. Chasing Methuselah is also really good.
Well that is all for now. See you next time!
A/N: Yes there is blood in this chapter. Not a lot though. Also beware if drinking blood bothers you. While there is no vampirism per se, the demons do have animal characteristics and would lick wounds anyway. There may be some OOCness in this chapter. Sorry.
"Spoken"
*Thoughts*
Chapter 11: Now What?
Her voice had taken on that distant regal tone again. The brothers stared at her in total amazement. Nekoyasha cared for everything and it was unheard of for her to throw anyone out of her house.
Nekoyasha stood there waiting for Sesshomaru to do something, anything. She stood motionless except for the flick of her tail. She was trying very hard not to shake. She had been insulted in her own house. *Not only have I been insulted, but also I have been hurt. My ally finds me an abomination. Another Lord looks down on me. It isn't any Lord, it is my cousin ... family. But he is not really family is he? He is Inuyasha's brother only through their father. You are Inuyasha's family through his mother. And from everything you have heard, Sesshomaru hates his brother.* She sighed.
Sesshomaru had not made a move. He just sat there looking back at her. Inuyasha looked back and forth between the two. He knew that this was a time to stay quiet. He was glad that he was the one holding Rin. *Sesshomaru won't leave without her. But somehow I don't think Neko will let him take her.*
The thick silence hung in the air. Sesshomaru was the first to break it. "Well, Nekoyasha, are you just going to stand there or are you going to finish what you started?" he said in his emotionless tone. He broke their gaze and leveled it at Inuyasha.
Nekoyasha stood by the door dumbstruck for a moment. Then she walked over to Sesshomaru and slapped him across the face with her claws out. "How dare you!" she yelled. "I did not have to let you in my house. I was concerned about that little girl. Then you go insult me! Are you wanting to start a war? And then you talk down to me as if I am a little child!" She stood in front him, her body shaking in anger.
Sesshomaru looked up at her. He saw her shake and her unblinking eyes. He could smell the saltiness that was threatening to escape those eyes if she'd let it. He could smell the blood on his cheek as it started to well up in the scratches as well as feel in start roll down his cheek. He made no move to wipe it away. He was aware that Inuyasha was on the other side of the room watching with interest.
But that did not concern him. One of his concerns was that hopefully Rin was still asleep and had not heard anything that had been said. He kept his gaze on the girl in front of him. He truly hadn't meant to upset her. She would be surprised to know that he actually held some sort of respect for her. That fact actually surprised him from time to time. *I have always held that opinion about my brother. And that ... thing, Naraku... he has cause me much trouble as well. And so? I said those words without really thinking about them. They were after all aimed at Inuyasha not Nekoyasha.*
If he could only tell her that those words were not meant for her with losing face in front of Inuyasha, he would. In his eyes, she was better than his brother and Naraku. He couldn't explain how though. The blood was now rolling down his cheek toward his chin. If he let it go, it would soon drip onto his chest.
He pulled his mind from his thoughts and really looked at the healer. She had stopped shaking and was watching him with her head cocked to the side. He saw that her eyes no longer held his own but was watching the blood trickle down his face. Now he was confused.
Nekoyasha sighed. Watching the blood streak down his face had melted her anger. She had inflicted that upon him. She, Nekoyasha, had brought pain to another even though it was her job to care for the wounded. She had let her anger and her pride get the better of her. *He is still family, no matter what. Even if he hates me for what I am. I will go on and finish dressing those wounds, plus the fresh cuts I've made.*
With that thought in mind, she went to her knees in front of Sesshomaru. She leaned in and licked away the blood from his cheek. She noticed that he didn't try to shy away from her tongue. After the blood had been cleared, she saw that the cuts were not that deep and due to his demon abilities had already begun to heal. She whispered into his ear just one word, "Family."
As she turned away to gather the supplies to bandage him she heard him softly reply, "Yes, we are."
*****
A/N: Yeah I know it was a short chapter. This was the chapter that gave me the lull during the summer right before school started up again. Sesshomaru had to be stupid not think about what he was saying. I have a plan and he had to go off track, so this was about getting it back on track.
I didn't post lately because school decided to give me a bunch of work and responsibilities, so not a lot of time for writing.
Bookworm: Sesshomaru says that was not dropped on his head as a child. He does say Inuyasha was though. He came across your review when he was checking to see if the Miroku/Kagome story had been updated. :)
Sesshomaru: That's not my story! Miroku put that one on the list!
Sango: (looks at Miroku) Nani?!
Miroku: It's not my story. Come on Sango, why would I want to read about me and Kagome when I have you. Besides, I read SiriousB1's advice columns.
Sango: So whose story is it?
Miroku: (Shrugs) I don't know. Shippo's?
Shippo: No way! I like the Jerry Springer/Trigun fic!
Kagome: (Looks at Shippo) You mean you actually read that! That's it no more unsupervised ff.net for you.
Shippo: Kagome!
(Kagome picks Shippo up and takes him out of the room. Inuyasha is laughing his head off.)
Catleana: I do not own any of the stories mentioned. They are really good though. Especially the Jerry Springer/Trigun by SiriousB1. Very funny story. Chasing Methuselah is also really good.
Well that is all for now. See you next time!
