Chapter 22
(Thanks for reading my story. I hope you like it so far. LadySesshoumaru41)
The next morning Katame was thinking to herself. I wonder what he eats out there in the woods that makes him so amorous when he gets home. She tried to move but found she couldn't. Sesshoumaru had both arms wound tightly around her.
"So, you are awake. Good."
She always worried when he pronounced that something was 'good.' It always seemed to mean something 'bad' was about to happen, usually to her. It did.
She squirmed around and took a quick look at his eyes. Damn! She thought to her self, they're red again.
Sesshoumaru turned his wife to him and descended on her. He was not rough with her but after the last night she was more than a little tender.
Sesshoumaru finished with his wife and left her to sleep. His appetite was not completely satisfied but his young wife would not be able to endure him much more. He would have to put up with it until later that night.
Later that day....
Katame was out in the garden with Kagome. She was always looking for some way to be useful so she decided to plant a vegetable garden.
Samotoyame was playing nearby. The two older boys were busy being drilled by their fathers. Katame was tending some plants when suddenly she screamed and went sprawling into beans. She had Samoto on her back snarling and growling for all his worth.
He had been watching his brother and wanted to join in the fun. So the little half demon climbed the fruit tree next to the garden where his mother and aunt were working and launched himself at Katame.
She was furious. "Samotoyame, you horrible little pup. Look what you did." She was filthy and the bean plants were crushed. She took the pup by the ear. "You want to attack some one, go attack your father. See how far you get with him." She marched the bad little boy up to his father.
Sesshoumaru looked at his wife and then his son. His eyes flashed red.
"He attacked me in the garden. This is your fault all this training going on. The kids think that any one is a good target."
Sesshoumaru pointed to the ground and said. "Down." This is was his command when he wanted the boys to assume the formal apology position. He took Katame and turned her so he could see her back. He loosened the folds of her kimono.
She squeaked. "Lord, please don't shame me here."
"I wont shame you." He had only loosened the clothing just enough to peek down her back and make sure she wasn't cut. He replaced her clothes and ran his hand over her back watching her closely for signs of pain. Satisfied she was unhurt he let her go.
"Leave the boy to me." Sesshoumaru turned his attention to the errant boy at his feet. "So! You think of your mother as an enemy to be attacked."
The little boy was too frightened to answer
"Samoto! Answer me. Is my wife your enemy?"
"No father." Came a very small voice.
"You do not attack her or any other human unless they are a threat. Do you understand?"
"Yes father. I'm sorry father, I wont do it again I promise."
"No you won't." He picked up his son by the shirt front and held him level with his face. Sesshoumaru was tall and that made the dangling little boy all the more frightened. "You will have to pay for your foolishness.
You will work by way of apology to your mother. You will weed all the gardens starting with the one your mother is in now." He tipped the boy over in his hands and smacked the boy three times. "Don't ever do that again." He put the boy down and ordered a servant to show the boy the difference between weeds and the plants of the garden.
"Hota, show him, but he is to do the work. All of it."
Little Samotoyame ran to his mother and bowed down. "I'm sorry mother. Father says I have to do all the weeding in all the gardens. Hota is going to show me how. Father said I have to start here. Is that OK?"
The little man had tears in his eyes. His father no doubt had been hard on him. Samoto was always getting into trouble. But he wasn't a mean spirited boy. Just a typical half demon trying to grow up in a strange world with humans and demons living in the same home.
"Yes Samoto you can start here." She ruffled the boys ears. "I forgive you Samoto, but if you do that again I'll bite you."
The little fellow looked up with his pretty silver and gold eyes at his mother. He was not sure if she would bite or not. However he was sure he wouldn't do it again bite or no bite. Sesshoumaru had hit hard. His father was very protective of his human wife and son or not, he was not going to allow her to be attacked.
It took Samoto the better part of the week to weed all the gardens. The little demon had dirt in his claws, hair, clothes, everywhere. Every night his mother would have to scrub him for half an hour before he would be allowed at the table.
The little guy had learned his lessons but he still wanted to fight like his brother.
"Father?" Samoto asked. "Can I learn to fight soon?" The little half demon was a little afraid of what his father might say given his behavior earlier that week.
Sesshoumaru looked at his son. He deep golden eyes sparkled. "Do you think you are ready to train? It is hard work."
"I can do it. I can work hard. I worked hard all week. I'm not tired." The little half demon was practically bouncing at the table.
"Come here and let me look at you." Sesshoumaru took the boy in his hands and sized him up. It was just for show he knew his son was ready, but didn't want to let him know yet.
"Hmmm.. Perhaps...What do you think. looking at Inuyasha."
The little boy was about to burst. "Please uncle Inuyasha. I really want to train. I promise to work really hard."
Inuyasha was enjoying this. "I don't know.... he's a bit young."
"Please, father."
"Very well, Samoto. You can begin the training. But you have to behave yourself or the answer will be no." Sesshoumaru gave his boy a wee squeeze. "Now eat up quickly and go to bed. You will need your rest. Tomorrow will be hard work for you."
After the boy left the table Katame scolded the two lords.
"You fiends you! Letting the boy think that you weren't going to train him. You should be ashamed of yourselves making the boy beg like that. You mean things."
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru looked at each other and smiled.
"She thinks that's mean, she doesn't know us very well." Inuyasha laughed.
"Well what do you expect I don't let her out of the palace much. The poor thing has no real experience to go on." Sesshoumaru was enjoying this.
"What.... Oh ... you...Ughhh." Katame was without words.
"Wow you managed to make her speechless. Do it again." Inuyasha's eyes were full of mischief.
Katame had had enough of this and promptly smacked her hand across the back of Inuyasha's head. Sending his hair flying forward and then spun around and stormed out.
"She hit me." He seemed genuinely surprised.
"You deserved that." Kagome scolded him. "And she should have hit you too." She looked directly at Sesshoumaru.
He just smiled and showed his fangs. She paled a bit and went off to join Katame in getting the kids off to bed.
"That fang thing you do, works really well. I like it. It doesn't work when I do it to her but, then again, she knows I don't bite." He smiled. "Of course I do have my own way of making her behave." He gave his brother a wink and ran to get Kagome his eyes were turning red.
Sesshoumaru heard an "Eeeep." From the one of the back rooms. Inuyasha had found his quarry, Now to find his own.
Katame was tucking her two sons into their beds. Inumouru was telling his younger brother about the wondrous sword his father would get for him when he was ready. The little boy was beaming. He could hardly wait for tomorrow to come.
"You need to sleep now. Your father will begin your training and you need your strength. Go to sleep. You can talk in the morning." Katame kissed her boys and ruffled their ears. "Good night."
She just got out the door when... "Eeeep." Sesshoumaru had her. He threw her over his shoulder and trotted to his room with his prize.
"Put me down you beast." She really didn't mean it. Because she knew that when he did put her down she would not be getting up any time soon.
"What have you been eating lately?" She asked.
Sesshoumaru was confused. "What do you mean?"
"You. What have you been eating? You seem to have no end to your.... appetite for me. Every time you come back from the forest you're all over me. So I want to know. What are you eating while you are out there?"
"Nothing. I'm a demon my love I don't have to eat at all." He showed his fangs for emphasis. "Besides. I thought you would be happy for the attention. Seeing as I had so thoughtlessly left you to fend for yourself with that terrible brother of mine." He nuzzled her hair and growled softly. He would do that sometimes. She giggled, it tickled when he did that.
She reach up and ran her fingers though his long soft hair. She loved to play with his hair it felt like spun silk. "You should know by now my dear that my appetite takes a lot to be satisfied."