The Youkai He Is
Chapter 2
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A/N: Don't steal my plot or story.
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The day InuTashio had dread had come. The public school his son's attended had a program that let children know about puberty. InuTashio's lesson would be different considering they were a different kind of being altogether. Earlier that day, he had gotten in part of what he was saying, before his youngest son decided to attack his eldest son's shoulder fur.
Some time later. . .
Sighing from satisfaction, he turned to his hog-tied children lying on the floor. At the sight of his children tied up like cattle, he stifled a laugh by clearing his throat. This little talk was for Inu-Yasha instead of Sesshomaru because he had gotten the same talk some time ago.
Sesshomaru caught his father's snort of effort not to laugh. He raised an eye brow and looked at his father expectantly. InuTashio got the 'hurry-up' murderous glare his eldest son was tossing his way. There seemed to be that look in his eyes that was screaming revenge, and given the circumstances it would be aimed at Inu for attacking his sensitive fur. He continued his speech again. The whole time Inu-Yasha wiggled like a worm in the dirt. And he also worked his way toward his brother, with the glint of mischief sparkling in his eyes.
Clearing his throat to get his younger son's attention "Ahem . . .Inu-Yasha stay still, or I take that Shikon Jewel away from you." Inu-Yasha stilled immediately because he had gotten the replica from a special friend of his. "Tomorrow you will have to attend the talk about 'the birds and the bees' as the humans call it."
Inu-Yasha groaned "Aww dad, I don't want to learn about stupid animals!"
InuTashio tried again, "It's an expression the humans use. The humans will talk about how they mate. They will also talk about how their bodies change into adulthood."
Sesshomaru looked bored the entire time, and Inu-Yasha turned red with a little understanding.
-Some time later-
Every thing remained quiet. Sesshomaru still looked bored, and even about to fall asleep. Inu-Yasha on the other hand was slightly horrified and red with embarrassment.
"After learning from the humans tomorrow and if you have any questions, you can ask me." InuTashio then untied his sons, and exited the room.
He thought to himself, Well that wasn't so bad. I just hope I don't regret not telling them both about our 'mate marking' customs. Hopefully they will remember that the extreme style of the healing ritual and mate marking ritual is very similar. I'll tell them when they get older.
The second he closed the door, Sesshomaru launched his body at Inu, and the fight for revenge commenced. Unfortunately for Inu Yasha, Inu Tashio had left the rope behind.
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Pressing his hand over the mark on her chest, Sesshomaru willed his blood to mingle with Kagome's. There had never really been a reason for him to use his poison or his antidote, so he didn't have any control at all.
Sesshomaru had done the healing ritual wrong. He could feeling something was off, but it felt so good. And he had never had to do the healing ritual before and the rules went out the window once he saw the condition Kagome was in. He was just fallowing instinct.
Sesshomaru's blood barely mixed with Kagome's before her latent powers suddenly flared and began to purify his blood to fit to her body specifications. Enough had mixed that Sesshomaru could begin to feel her internal wounds heal closed. He couldn't pull his hand away, until everything was back the way it should.
Kagome's purifying powers traced back to its source, and forced its way into Sesshomaru's body. The power spiked once it encountered the actual youkai himself. Sesshomaru couldn't pull his hand away, even though it felt so good and yet so much more painful. Pain so bad that he felt his legs buckle and force him to pitch forward.
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In fact his whole clan felt Kagome's power. It passed through the prosperous Inu-Youkai clan, leaving shivers in its wake.
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Somewhere in town:
Inu-Yasha and even Kikyo felt it. She felt it flow almost like a wave. The only way Kikyo felt it at all was through physical contact. They had a similar miko power with the difference in strength. It hurt Inu badly enough that he had to pull away. But Kikyo just felt a similar, but greater power pass through her body, just before her boy friend pulled away.
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At the InuTashio Household:
InuTashio was madly cooking, his thoughts only on the changes his son's girlfriend would go through. InuTashio stiffened as he felt miko powers not only sweep though his body but around the house and grounds. Miko . . . InuTashio's thoughts flared in rage at the mere thought. He raced off toward his son's room. Throwing open the door, he found Sesshomaru slumped over Kagome with his son's hand still connected to her shoulder. He ripped Sesshomaru's hand away and hugged his son's limp body to his own protectively. He wrapped his youkai aurora around his body as well as Sesshomaru's.
It was the worst thing he could have done.
Kagome was a pale white and her powers flared to such a great degree, that she started to purify InuTashio and Sesshomaru who where both were still present in the room. Sesshomaru's body was almost able to unify his own blood with Kagome's. InuTashio bolted out of the room clutching his son tightly. The moment they were out of his eldest son's room, Kagome's powers died down no longer detecting a threat.
Almost five minutes later. . .
Sesshomaru awakened suddenly, bolting off the living room couch and staggering to his room. Just out side his room, in the hall, he found his father in an enraged fit. Sesshomaru watched in horror as his father's youkai paternal instincts took total control. His father's claws grew and dripped poison. Blinking out of a daze Sesshomaru jumped in between his father and Kagome. It was another mistake. Sess's movement disturbed the power flows. InuTashio was far enough away that Kagome's natural defense couldn't pick up the threat. Kagome's powers flared again once it came in contact with InuTashio's enraged and threatening aura. The miko energy shot forward but retreated the moment it hit Sesshomaru. His body had finally excepted Kagome's blood.
Sesshomaru felt the power scorch his back and suddenly the power faded. He watched his father for any other movements. He waited as the red slowly faded from his father's eyes.
Although his mouth was dry and his voice squeaked, he trying calming his father, "Dad, leave her alone. I don't know what went wrong, but it's not her fault."
InuTashio calmed down upon hearing his son's gruff voice. He noticed Sesshomaru's eyes were almost completely red as well. Not only that, but there was a strong smell that surprised InuTashio. He found the scent familiar and it made him uneasy. The sent itself was coming from Sesshomaru and it was a clear a warning to stay away.
The father was careful in removing himself from his son's room. He knew that if he wasn't careful, he would accidentally provoke Sesshomaru's youkai instincts. He remembered he had done the same 'protective' warnings when ever he had felt his wife was threatened. The situation was different however, because a youkai couldn't mate with a miko.
InuTashio had once known of a legend where his ancestor had tried to mate a miko. But it met with disastrous results. The miko had vanished and the youkai died. In this case he made up his mind that his son was too young to get a mate. Thank Kami that he had stopped the ritual in time other wise it really would have gone too far. But one thing still made him uneasy. Now that his eldest son had some miko blood in him, his youkai would have "The Craving." The craving to finish the ritual, it would eventually affect the mind in the form of obsession and eventually madness. The unfinished mating ritual, would eventually be completed by the will of the affected youkai. But Inu Tashio knew that in order to not lose his son, Kagome had to die. There was no way he'd let his son descend into madness and eventual death.
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To Be Continued . . .