A/N: Yay! Chapter 4! I hope enjoy all my faithful readers, and thanks so much for the review, they keep me going!

Nine-Tailed demon Fox: It can grad his enemies and it ca stretch far distances. (Kinda like a snake)

Inu15kags: I know, I would totally feel his ears if I had the chance.

Petpeeves12: I know they are adorable!

AJ: Thanks!

Smiley face: Okay, I didn't know that. Weird. Thanks!

Evil Ball of Fluff: Thanks!

RKInu241: Thanks!

The Great Susinko: That's so weird! I am imagining what the series would be like if he were a she from the start!

Annie: I know I thought was cute too.

DM: Hehe, I laughed when I came up with 'nekoyasha'.

I adore you all!

Disclaimer: I totally forgot about this in the first chapter! I don't own Inuyasha. I do however own all my characters and plot!

Warning: This story contains Yaoi (More like shonen-ai) so you have been 'warned'.

Rated: M for mature. For language and suggestive scenes.

Summary: InuTaisho had a love affair 200 years ago, unknown to him she bore a son. 200 years latter an alliance grows with her demon mate. What will happen when Inuyasha is discovered? Especially concerning Sesshomaru, because Inuyasha is in his dreams!

When the moon shines.

Chapter four: Cats, Dogs and wolves don't mix.

By: Nieth

The events from the other night had made Sesshomaru almost mute. When the hanyo and snuggled into his mokomoko-sama and dozed off he was at a loss what to do. After having a very joyful session of ear rubbing he let he hanyo sleep not wanting to let him out of his sight-much to his own astonishment. His father had the most peculiar expression plastered on his face after his sons behavior. The morning after, Inuyasha just found himself resting on a tree and Sesshomaru no where in sight. (a/n: Ohh, I wonder where he toddled off to…dirty thoughts people, dirty thoughts.)

The whole day Sayuri and Yoko had been trying to get Inuyasha's permission to touch his ears but they were turned down constantly. While Sesshomaru watched he was urged to come for the hanyo's rescue. He was glad that Inuyasha had been asleep so he got a change to sneak a feel it was obvious he didn't like his ears being touched. They were traveling by land for the rest of the day and unknown to Inuyasha, Sesshomaru was trying his best not the breath down the hanyo's neck. He was however keeping watch of the hanyo though the corner of his eye. He wanted to talk to the hanyo but could not muster up the courage. He was acting like a pup with a crush.

He had never known what it was like to want something so bad that he couldn't just take. He didn't want to take Inuyasha again't his will. He knew full well he could. He wanted the hanyo to eccapt him so love him. Love. He was always so thorny towards that emotion, even as a child he had a hard time accepting the kind gestures him parents would give him. But when the hanyo had talked to him he didn't want to push him away he wanted Inuyasha attention more that anything. Was one person really capable of making him think that way? Never did he think he would feel that way towards anymore.

His lust for power had come to a halt when he laid eyes on Inuyasha. His for him hunger was now even more greater than when he had only the dreams. At first he thought he longed for something he could not have, but now Inuyasha was there and waiting to be taken and he still felt the strong gravitation towards the idea of being mated, of being with Inuyasha. It confused him further more that he longed for a hanyo. Half-ningen. He was never fond of humans, in his mind they were all the same, all so weak. He gazed back at Inuyasha, his unruly white hair swaying in the wind. The thin yukata didn't work wonders at hiding his form underneath, leaving very little to imagination. His gaze was now looming towards the hanyo's bottom. The yukata formed perfectly around it. Sesshomaru mentaly freaked out. He was so unprepared for these feelings of desire. In the dreams they seemed a little surreal but with Inuyasha right in front of him it was overwhelming.

He was determined to not let the hanyo out of his grasp. Forgetting his father and the others were there he started thinking about what he would say. Just as he was about to talk to him there was a bit of a ruckus, ahead of them they could see a dust cloud and two small youkai running from it.

"Ahhh! Inuyasha! " a shrill voice came from a ways away. A small fox demon known as Shippo and small inumata youki were running as fast as they could and were followed by pack of wolves and a very fast moving wolf demon. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow, the hanyo had affiliated himself with those sad excuses of youkai? (a/n: The inumata youki has a bit of importance, and no I did not confuse cats and dogs for it is not Kirara.)

"Oh kami…" Inuyasha muttered. He knew exactly who it was. Kouga. He noticed Shippo came jumping and landed behind him obviously scared out of his wit's and the inumata clutched himself into Inuyasha's back his head poking out from his broad shoulder. Inuyasha closed his eyes and prepared himself for an onslaught of advances. When he opened his eyes he saw the wolf demon some closer and closer. When in an instant his hands were held in the ookami's. His eyes twitched with annoyance. He was about to give the ookami a vulgar greeting but he was very shocked at was happened next. Sesshomaru pushed Inuyasha behind him as if they were a newly mated couple under attack. He let out a growl as his eyes were casting a venomous shadow on the ookami.

"Who are you? This Sesshomaru demands to know."

"I am the leader of the southern wolf tribe. Prince if you will," came Kouga's cocky voice. He didn't think too much of the Inu Daiyoukai, even if he was the high and mighty prince of the western lands. He did however become very agitated at the action the In had directed towards his uke.

"Looks like a love triangle!" Osamu whispered behind them knowing full well who Kouga was and what he wanted the hanyo for. At that comment Shippo's gaze turned to the council looking fairly pleased at the situation unfolding.

"Love triangle? More like a love pentagon." He gazed at the hanyo once again. "Geez Inuyasha how many boyfriends do you have? First Jakotsu, then Kouga, now this guy? Who's next, Miroku?" Shippo seemed to be thoroughly amused by his hanyo friend, but his smug expression changed when he was hit on top of his head; hard.

All the while Kouga and Sesshomaru looked at each other with both loathing and smugness, both sure they would get the better of each other. It was like thunder and ice had collided in one great ball of conflict. Inuyasha had a deep blush on his face from embarrassment and anger. "Shut up Shippo, I didn't do anything!"

Shippo clutched his head and glared at the hanyo. "Sure you did. You're the one who went into heat way earlier than anyone expected. You reek of it." With that comment Shippo accompanied it by plugging his nose

"I find it positively alluring," Kouga's deep voice sounded quit seductive, but Inuyasha just looked like he was about to slump onto the ground from humiliation. Sesshomaru growled more deeply at the oomaki his icy glare was shooting blizzards of fury. In that moment he didn't care that his reputation of 'Ice king with no interest at all besides power' was being melted before everyone's eyes. He would be damned if that wolf got what he had been craving for years. He flexed his claws as they slowly poured out green acid dripping from his finger tips, and they burned the ground underneath it. Kouga didn't seem too deterred and just bared him large fangs.

Inuyahsa was completely blindsided, he was so lost in so many emotion it was frightening. He was confused at why this Sesshomaru character felt such a need to keep the ookami away from him, that confusion covered a little flattery. His feelings towards Kouga were that of annoyance and mystified infatuation, he had been oddly attracted to the ookami without admitting or knowing it. Perhands it was just the heat talking but even if it was embarrassing he found it very gratifying. Now I am really starting to act like an uke. He shook his head and the thought away instantly.

His thoughts had instantly took him to the other night. He just remembered how he fell sleep, and his eyes went wide. Had he really fallen asleep on him? Inuyasha felt bad as he gazed at Sesshomaru. He was sure that Sesshomaru was acting to protectively because of what happened. He had given him the wrong message. It was not that he didn't like Sesshomaru, in fact he found him particularly delicious, but he never meant to get that sort of attention. Perhaps he was over thinking everything…

He instantly stopped, if he really was in heat and everyone was determined for him to be their uke, then why was he fighting it. He knew the only way he would be a seme was if he had a female partner. If his father made him mate, which he did hint at a couple of times, at least he would have some choices. He shook his head again. How could he think of something so cruel? Although he didn't consider himself the nicest person he didn't find it fair to play with their feeling that way. He was going to set this straight. He opened his mouth to talk to them but was interrupted.

"What do you want from Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru growled. Rage was building up in him and he didn't care if he acted so passionately for the hanyo. His father was watching on the situation very strangely. What had that hanyo done to his son? He knew Sesshomaru had been around demons in heat and it had never affected him. But why the hanyo?

"Why to make him mine of course. Got a problem?" Kouga challenged. He was fully prepared to fight for the 'pretty little kitty'. Such a beautiful creature in heat was sure to have many suitors, hanyo or not.

"Oh brother, this is so stupid." Shippo had initially found this very funny but now it was just getting annoying. The tiny inumata youki let out a small 'yip' in agreement.

"I'd back down wolf cub. Inuyasha is not yours." Sesshomaru growled once again. His glare was unchanged but his mouth was wretched into a sneer. He did not like this wolf and he as not letting him have his future mate.

"Your one to talk." Kouga noted how possessive Sesshomaru was.

"Ho…this new generation is so obsessed with finding their prefect mate. Back in my day we mated to whom our parents wanted us to," Osamu whispered. Shin and Inu no Taisho also being more elder than the rest nodded in agreement. Just like him and his mate, just as their parent's had wanted them to. It seemed that anyone older than 2000 had been cursed with the same disposition. Times had changed.

They did not feel the need to intervene. It seemed natural for two males to fight over a potential mate. The three elder demons sighed in longing. They had never gotten to fight for the mate of their choice. "Enough of this! This is just my heat affecting you. When it's over you all will know what jerk you two are being." Inuyasha was very annoyed. He was sure Sesshomaru and Kouga wouldn't have looked twice at him if it weren't for his heat, and what he thought hurt him.

"Inuyasha, don't be so crude. I'm sure they mean well." A gentle voice came from behind the hanyo. A gorgeous woman stood their in many layers of Kimono's. She looked at the hanyo with slight disappointment. Inu no Taisho's eyes went wide when he saw who it was. The woman he had loved for such a long time ago, who he still loved. She was standing right before him. She was still as beautiful as ever. Her ebony hair still flowed gracefully, and eyes were still as brilliant as the stars. Her gaze turned from her son to the council.

"Naomi has been waiting for you. He is very grateful that you have come." She stated as she looked straight into Inu Taisho's eyes. Her stare did not last long. She locked her emotions away she felt for him. She gazed back at her son and her face lit up in a smile. Inu taisho could immediately sense the bond the pair had with each other.

"Oh Inuyasha you must be so cold in just your yukata. Why didn't you wear that nice kimono I gave you?" Izayoi nagged.

Izayoi had been right. Inuyasha was a bit chilly in just a flimsy yukata. His traveling companions all had many layers of armor and clothes. He on the other hand only had his sword, and not one bit of armor. In the chill autumn weather he seemed bare. She pulled out a Furisode and draped in over her son. The garment was deep blue with white vines and multicolored flowers. Despite Inuyasha's muscular body he had a tiny frame. Everyone was staring at him and his mother and seemed pretty amused at the sight of the hanyo in girls clothing. However he did pull it off rather musculanly. Kouga was quit enjoying how submissive the hanyo looked in the Furisode. He grinned with a slight lecherous gleam. Sesshomaru glared at the ookami. (a/n: Furisode: a Kimono unwed girls get when they are 'coming of age'. They usually have very elaborate patterns that cover the whole garment.)

"Mother I don't mean to be ungrateful but furisode's are for girls" his arms swayed in the fabric. He didn't like how many eyes prayed on him. He was never use to being the center of attention.

She ignored his pleas. "Inuyasha you shouldn't be all alone during your heat. It's not safe."

Izayoi didn't seem to acknowledge that anyone else was there, her sole concern was on her son. Inu no Taisho stared longingly as Izayoi. She was the only person he had ever truly loved that deeply. Kouga looked around him. He knew he was not invited to Naomi's little welcoming.

"See ya latter. I'lll be back" The last sentence he directed towards Sesshomaru. His place eyes shot once last glance at Inuyasha before running off in a whirlwind. Sesshomaru glared at the whirlwind as it flew away.

As they neared their home, Inu no taishou noticed the inumata youkai latched onto the hanyo. Inuyasha rubbed it's neck and smiled slightly. He looked at Inu Taishou who was staring at him. "This is Saburo he's an inumata youki I've had him since I was just a little whelp. Shippo was supposed to be taking care of him during my heat" Hmm…I suppose that's the reason he smells so much like pup. Inu Taisho just nodded in response.

---

Inu no Taisho and the council were invited into Naomi's estate. It was fairly large and it had many rooms. Their eyes were lost in the paper doors that seemed to be everywhere they turned. Izayoi and Inuyasha left the council with Naomi. They all bowed in respect, giving each other their blessings. Their greeting was short and simple. A meal was served and then it was straight to business.

Inu Taisho and Naomi had talked about many things. The others had retired to go to sleep but they seemed to be fascinated with each other. They shared stories and experienced. They wondered why they had never crossed paths. Inu Taisho brought up almost every subject, except for Izayoi. He could not bring himself to talk about her. It pained him too much. She didn't even seem to want to look at him.

"When he was a child we brought a sorceress to our son. She blessed him the gift of child birth. This is the reason he has gathered the attention of so many male suitors, such as Kouga. I also understand your son has taken an interest in Inuyasha." Naomi's voice remained unchanging. His voice deep and rich. He gazed at Inu Taisho his pale eyes were glazed with longing. (a/n: hahaha, I know it sound like there is will be a possible shonon-ai between IN and Na, but that's not it.)

Ino Taisho let out a slight chuckle when he thought about his son's action that day. Inside he was thrilled that someone had been able to get some emotion out of him.

"I wanted my son to be mated with a demon. He may be as strong as a lot of full fledged demons and he may age much more slowly than humans but he is still mortal. When the aoi ceremony is preformed the seme is always at risk. I did not want my child to go through the same thing I did. I was so weak for months. Inuyasha can't afford to be weak."

"Why is that you fear for him when he is not in the protection of these ground? Inuyasha seemed fully capable of protecting himself."

"Inuyasha is quit the hot commodity lately. The Shikon jewel resides within his body. He is its protector. Many think if he biers their heir the heir will become powerful. This however is not true; Inuyasha is only to be the protector. He did not consume the jewels power. Many demons are after him, including Naraku. "

"The Shikon jewel? I have heard of it but most of the activities were no where near the western lands. Who is this Naraku?"

"He is the one who had killed the original protector who was a powerful miko to gain the jewel. His attempts were however foiled when it was knocked out of his hands by one last attempt by the protector. It burned with the protectors body."

"How did Inuyasha come to poses the Shikon jewel?" he was baffled at how the hanyo had taken up such a responsibility.

"He came across the reincarnation of its protector. The jewel was imbedded inside her since birth. It latter exploded into many pieces. Inuyasha gathered the pieces with the help of a taijiya, monk, and the Miko's incarnation. They had gathered it fairly quickly, before Naraku could. He had disappeared since, but I fear he may come back for revenge." Naomi took another drag of his pipe. The thought of Naraku made him weary.

The council members had been given room to rest in. Sayuri had been contemplating the event's of that day. The way Sesshomaru had looked at Inuyasha, they way he protected the hanyo. He would never look at her that way, he would never act that way towards her. Her heart was heavy with sorrow. She so despised being in this situation. She let her ponytail down and took out her green dangling earrings, and her red eye makeup was smudged a bit. She drifted off into a dreamless sleep. Little did she know a dark shadow was looming over her. His long raged hair flowed down his shoulders. His gleaming eyes were staring down at her. He entered her mind as he looked at her with great concentration.

'Yes Sayuri, come to me. Hate Inuyasha, for taking Sesshomaru away, hate Sesshomaru for what he did to you. Your heart in now filled with hat,'

The man watched the girl shudder in her sleep. His spell was almost cast. Then her eyes instantly grew open. They were now red as blood. He let out a sinister laughter. He was finally going to posses the jewel and something like that Sesshomaru was not going to stop him. The heat made Inuyasha weak, his mind was now of an uke, that 'blessing' was not so much of a blessing anymore. He had been able to stop the dreams Inuyasha was having, but he did not have enough to stop Sesshomaru's. Sesshomaru posed the greatest problem if he were to mate with Inuyasha.

"My name is Naraku your new master. You're new name is Kagura. You are no longer a sorceress of trees and forest but one of the wind. You despise Sesshomaru, Kill Sesshomaru. Bring Inuyasha to me. If you succeed I will grant your freedom wind sorceress."

He handed his new minion a fan. She glared at Naraku. Her heart now filled with hate.

"You will use this, if you shall fail--flee, you are not to tell them anything." Inuyasha and his wretched friends had fowled his plans to have hold of the Sacred Jewel. The jewel now resided inside Inuyasha's body and he needed the hanyo alive. He needed the hanyo's live flesh. He grinned at the prospect of what he was going to do with Inuyasha. It will be mine foolish kitten…

---

In the empty courtyard Inuyasha watched the stars. He had always wondered about them. They were so beautiful. He smiled speaking of beautiful… He smelled the presence of Sesshomaru coming from behind him. After the little incident with Kouga he found himself unimaginably perplexed at the strange dog demon. He seemed so cold and unsettling around his own father and the council members, but it seemed different with him and Sesshomaru. He signed, maybe it was his heat. Maybe he should enjoy it while it lasts rather than despise it. It was the only few times he got so much more positive attention than negative.

"I noticed you don't want people touching your ears," came Sesshomaru's deep voice. Inuyasha felt his toes tingle and body warm when he heard him speak.

"People used to tug them a lot when I was a child" Inuyasha stated simply. As a child people would taunt him cause of them. 'Mutant ears' were some words he remembered. They flattened a bit on his head when he thought back on all the times he was made fun of or harassed because of how different he looked. Sesshomaru's hand instantly rested atop him head, his cute little ears perked at the touch. Two fingers caressed the base and then the tip. Inuyasha's eyes closed in pleasure when he felt the sensation sending shiver throughout his body.

"I thought kittens were supposed to purr." His voice stayed calm but what he said was meant to tease the hanyo.

Inuyasha scoffed at the daiyoukai. "I'm no kitten!" Sesshomaru's fingers now took hold of Inuyasha's chin. He brought his own face down to the hanyo. He breathed in deeply taking in the hanyo's wonderful musk. Inuyasha was staring up at Sesshomaru blushing like a child on soju. His eyes were wide with surprise. He leaned in even more and turned Inuyasha's face to the side. He kissed his cheek lightly before brining his lips close to Inuyasha's downy ears.

"Sure you are" Sesshomaru almost grinned when he saw Inuyasha's face. Inuyasha had a scowl on his face accompanied with a deep radish blush. He had never expected that. When he was a bout to respond he was hit by a familiar smell. His faced whipped around and he lifted his face into air to smell once again. It was him.

"Naraku."

-----

Furisode: a Kimono unwed girl get when they are 'coming of age'. They usually have very elaborate patterns that cover the whole garment.

Ages:

Shippo: 50; appears to be a very short 11 year old.

Naraku: 50 appears to be 23-25.

A/N: Ohh! The drama is unfolding! I know Sesshomaru is OOC, but I am trying my best! Next chapter: Kagura's attacks and getting caught in the rain. Lots of fluff ahead. Sorry for all my spelling/grammar mistakes, I'm not too good with that! Please review!