Here's the second Chapter, I'm so sorry that I haven't updated, i hada slight infection of Writer's Block. Anyhow, I've decided from the Six votes i got for Sess/Inu that this will become a Sess/Inu, but first there's the matter of his mate, but trust me she won't be here for long, her name is Halia.

That's Hall-ee-ah, yeah i know..but i was making up stuff...leave me alone,

This chapter is told at first from Inuyasha's point of view then the party is told in Sesshomaru's...thought I'd tell ya. Enjoy!

/Inuyasha POV/

My older brother is very pretty. He's tall and trim and I wanna be just like him when I grow up. We're lying on his bed in his room, it's a lot bigger than mine and my mom STILL makes me sleep in the crib, she says that my Niisama slept in the same crib until he was eight, but I don't believe it. She says it's for my own safety because we don't know what kind of demons are lurking around the palace, but I know my brother wouldn't let anything happen to me. He was writing something and I peeked over his shoulder to look.

"What are you writing big brother? Will you read it to me? Is it a story?" He glared at me and I felt my ears go down, but I forced 'em back up and smiled.

"It's a journal Inuyasha. It's very private. Do you understand?" I nodded, but I really didn't understand, I just wanted him to like me. So I twiddled my thumbs for two and a half seconds then jumped on his back. "Inuyasha!"

"Huh? Come on, Sesshomaru let's play a game! Please! Daddy says after tomorrow you won't have time for me!"

"I will always have time for you Inuyasha. Always." The way he looked at me, he was so pretty. I practically glomped him and he petted my head.

"I love you, Big Brother!" He smiled at me and I knew what was coming next, he was going to tickle me! "OH NO!" I shouted and jumped up and ran as fast as I could. He caught me quickly out on the terrace. He tickled me. We laughed and he held me against his chest.

"Inuyasha, look at the stars." I did, they were so pretty.

"They're pretty, like you brother." I snuggled up to him and we stood there looking at the stars. "I'm sleepy Sesshomaru."

"Come then, you must get your rest, you will want to attend the ball as long as you can tomorrow."

"Do you hafta get married?" I asked, I wanted him all to myself.

"Father says so."

"Darn, oh well, maybe your partner will like me too and we can play together?"

"Maybe Inuyasha." By this time he'd laid me down and turned out the lights. As he crawled in bed and was tucking us both in I asked him.

"Brother? Did you really sleep in the crib until you were eight?" He growled and never answered me.

/Sesshomaru/

Damn my father, just damn him. I mean, why in the hell do I have to get married to one of these women? They were all very high maintenance, more than I am! I mean, of course, I'm dressed to kill, but that's figuratively tonight, these women just looked like trollops. I pried one of them off my arm and made my way towards a demure demon in a black dress, that was half-modest. She had long black hair, it was pretty, her eyes were a glinting green, she almost reminded me of Inuyasha's mother.

"Hey there handsome." She winked and I smiled, her voice was slightly husky, but she actually didn't seem interested.

"Hello, I guess I'm not sure who you are." She sighed heavily and held out her hand. She was a dog demon, but she was a mutt, I could tell. She had the slight scent of something strictly wolf. My father would hate it. I shook her hand and she smiled.

"I'm Halia. And someone's coming to see you." I turned and saw Inuyasha in red robes streaking my way. I caught him up in my arms.

"Inuyasha, aren't you supposed to be in bed?"

"I didn't get to say goodnight." He smiled at me and looked at Halia. "Hi, you're pretty like my brother, I wanna be pretty like him someday."

"A hanyou brother? Hmm, so Lord Sesshomaru, would you like to talk further after you put little Prince Inuyasha to bed?"

"Come with me and you can get away from the vultures who take what I don't." I winked at her and Inuyasha looked at me with wide eyes.

"I don't wanna go to bed!"

"You have to, it's past your bedtime."

"But! I don't want to! I'm a big boy!" Halia laughed slightly. "Hey! What are you laughing at?"

"You, Prince Inuyasha, if I tell you a story when we get you tucked in will you go to sleep while I talk to your brother?"

"A story? I guess so." We moved swiftly through the crowd, and into the palace. We came upon Inuyasha's room and I placed him in his crib. I stood back as Halia began to tell him a story. It was strange, something from the North I think. Whatever it was, Inuyasha liked it, he fell right asleep.

"He's a good kid." She said as we left the room. "He adores you."

"I know. It's just after tonight I might not have time for him any longer." She smiled and touched my shoulder, not in a lover-like way, just a friendly way. I think I knew who I'd pick.

Yes, i thought Halia was kinda cool, trust me the next chapter we'll skip ahead about a 100 years, so no more her...she'll find some untimely fate...any ideas? I promise the Sess/Inu smut will come soon...I'll change the rating to M in the next chapter or two okay? MUCH LOVE AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!

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