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Chapter 5

And I know I'm not worth saving…

Sesshomaru sat in Inuyasha's room going over in his head why he shackled himself to the pathetic hanyou. No matter how hard he fought with himself, his youkai would not let the small hanyou out of its sight. Inuyasha was still suffering from the effects of the poison that was travelling through his system. Even though the ownership of the collar had changed, he still had to fight off the residual poison.

Miroku had mentioned that every new moon night the hanyou transforms into a human and the small amount of demon power that he does have goes into remission. They were wary about his transformation because of the poison and the stress of his injuries on his fragile body.

There were still a couple hours left before the moon rose so there was a sliver of hope that everything would work out and that the hanyou would power through.

Sesshomaru's thoughts were interrupted at a light tap at the door. Seeing that the hanyou was not bothered by the tap he commanded "Enter". A small slave boy entered the room and nervously told Sesshomaru that his parents called a meeting with him in the throne room. Sesshomaru noticed that the boy took a quick glance at the hanyou in curiosity but then quickly corrected himself and drew his attention back at the floor. Sesshomaru waved the boy off who was very happy to be away from the terrifying Prince.

If his parents called a meeting in the throne room it meant that it would be a formal meeting. He could only imagine his mother's reaction to bonding the helpless hanyou to his youkai. Sesshomaru got off the chair and went to Inuyasha's bedside. He carefully stroked behind Inuyasha's uninjured ear and muttered, "What did I get myself into?"

Sesshomaru then called Miroku to come into the room. He was waiting outside for any instruction from the Prince. He ordered him "Stay with Inuyasha until I return." Miroku nodded and walked into the room and sat in the same chair that Sesshomaru had occupied earlier.

Sesshomaru then made his way to the throne room, preparing himself for the arguments that would soon arise. How could he justify keeping the hanyou if he himself had no idea why his youkai was being so possessive. This was entirely new for him. He never kept toys and was never allowed them due to his aggressive behavior. Not only did he take in a puppy against his parents will but he also took in a hanyou at that.

Sesshomaru did not miss the curious and inquisitive gazes of servants as he walked to the throne room. No one said anything in fear of being in the Prince's wrath. Word of the hanyou's appearance travelled fast throughout the household. There was no doubt that the entire castle knew that the Prince had taken in a hanyou.

Sesshomaru paused in front of the throne room doors and took in a deep breath, closed his eyes, then exhaled. He then nodded to the guards that were stationed at the door to open the door. The door was barely open before he was assaulted by his mother.

"THERE HE IS! HOW DARE YOU BRING FILTH INTO THIS HOUSEHOLD." Lady Inu Tsu Kimi screamed from her seat at the top of the altar.

Sesshomaru chose not to answer. There was no reasoning with her when she was in a mood.

"HOW DARE YOU EVEN TOUCH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ARE YOU MENTALLY INSANE?" She was red in the face as she continued to assault her son with disbelief.

She gave a sigh and overcome with grief buried her temple into her hand, "I thought I raised you correctly. I thought I was a good mother what did I do to deserve this?" She went on muttering to herself as Sesshomaru rolled his eyes.

His father cleared his throat and countered with, "Is the hanyou still alive?"

"Yes" Sesshomaru answered.

"Does it look like the hanyou will live?" Inu no Taisho asked.

"Yes" Sesshomaru answered once again.

The Lady sighed from her position behind her hand. Muttering "why" over and over again.

"As you can see our mother is displeased with the fact that the hanyou was brought into the house. Am I to assume that you will be keeping the hanyou?" His father asked trying to diffuse the situation.

"Yes" Sesshomaru answered again.

"WHY EVEN BOTHER WITH THAT THING! WE CAN GET YOU SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT FILTH IF YOU WANT TO KEEP SOMETHING THAT BADLY! I SHOULD JUST ORDER IT TO BE KILLED!" His mother yelled.

Something about the thought of someone killing the hanyou did not agree with his youkai and before Sesshomaru knew it he growled at his mother. His youkai instincts had taken over for the first time since he was a child.

Inu Tsu Kimi stared at him and growled back, her eyes glowing as she let her own youkai take over. "You dare growl at me! You need to learn your place!"

Inu no Taisho sighed and then released a large blast of his own youki to stifle the other rising energies that were in the room. Both Sesshomaru and his mother were instantly overpowered by the immense energy and pushed their energies back and submitted.

"Now can we please have a calm conversation? No yelling, no youki, and no growling. We are all adults, not undignified children on a playground." Inu Tsu Kimi huffed at this but nevertheless obeyed her mate.

"We will not be killing the hanyou because Sesshomaru's youkai has already bonded to the hanyou. For whatever reason a bond was created that is not disappearing. It would also be unwise to let the hanyou go free because he is under the effects of dark magic." This caused Inu Tsu Kimi to perk up just a little bit at the mention of dark magic. "Am I to assume that you have figured out a way to reverse the curse that is put on him?" Inu no Taisho directed his question to Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru sighed, "The ownership of the collar has already been transferred. I now own the hanyou."

Inu no Taisho spoke before his mate could react. "I thought that was what you were up to. I am glad that the ownership has been changed but I am unsure how I feel that you have a connection that is fueled by dark magic."

"The thing is even more tainted than we thought" Inu Tsu Kimi muttered under her breath.

Sesshomaru chose not to give into his mother's antics by reacting. His attention was diverted when his father called, "Sesshomaru."

"Yes Father?"

"I hope you realize what you got yourself into. You have taken in a sick pup with a lot of issues. You cannot just kill it when you get sick of it. Your youkai will not allow it. It is your pup now." His father warned.

Sesshomaru merely nodded but he was starting to process the implications of his actions. Why had he agreed to take in such a sick pup? Why did his youkai get so out of control around the pup?

His father then dismissed Sesshomaru and he went back to his chambers to quickly bathe and change.

Inuyasha knew that his master was not nearby. He could smell the human next to him but he couldn't feel his master's energy and it scared him. He began to whimper softly, still afraid of the collar even though Sesshomaru had lifted the rule that punished him for making a sound.

Miroku heard the small whimpers and got up and went to Inuyasha's bedside. "What is wrong little hanyou?" He softly murmured trying not to scare away the fragile child.

Inuyasha couldn't say what he wanted. He still needed to relearn how to talk. He got frustrated and continued to cry and whine a little to see if his master could hear him.

"Don't cry little one or we will have to change your bandages again." Miroku sighed. He knew that Inuyasha was confused and scared. It didn't help that Sesshomaru-sama wasn't in the room.

"Lord Sesshomaru will be back Inuyasha." Miroku soothed. He went to touch the hanyou by his good ear as he had seen Lord Sesshomaru do and the hanyou violently flinched away from his hand. His distress grew as he tried calling out for his master again to come.

Miroku moved away from the hanyou and settled down in the chair again. There was nothing that he could do to soothe the hanyou. Every time he tried to talk to him his distress continued to rise. Only the presence of the Young Lord would soothe Inuyasha. He was a scared pup who needed his master.

Sesshomaru finished bathing and debated whether or not he should go back to his puppy. He felt a tugging on their connection that signified that the hanyou was calling out for him. He did his best to ignore it to try to establish boundaries within himself.

He went into his study to work on paperwork trying to ignore the pulls on his youkai from the distressed puppy. He could not always be by the puppy's side and the puppy needed to know that. Sesshomaru was not a soft person. He did not give into the needs of others ever so why should he now? Right? That was what Sesshomaru was telling himself at least.

A few hours passed as he continued to do paperwork and he noticed that the tugging at his youkai was getting worse. His youkai was starting to get distressed and flare a bit. Sesshomaru willed it down and then debated whether or not he should check on the hanyou. Enough time had passed that he successfully removed himself from the wounded pup to justify him going to check on him, right?

That is what he told himself at least as he got up off the chair and walked to the guest room that Inuyasha was in. As he got closer and closer to the room his youkai began to tug more and more. He could feel the distress that was radiating off of the puppy. He hadn't left him alone for too long, had he?

The feeling of misery was getting stronger and stronger as he made his way over to the room. Outside the door he could hear the pup calling out with small little whines. He hesitated before the doorway. Could he really do this? Was he capable of taking care of an injured pup? His thoughts were interrupted as the whining got more frantic and desperate.

He entered into the room to find Miroku trying to wrestle Inuyasha.

"What do you think you are doing?" Sesshomaru commanded. Inuyasha made little noises of happiness that his master had come back into the room. Sesshomaru released a small amount of calming youki to settle the pup a bit.

"I am trying to take his temperature my Lord but he keeps fighting me. I am concerned that his fever may have rose with the stress." Miroku said as he backed away from the hanyou. He knew better than to test the patience of Lord Sesshomaru.

"Wait outside the doors." Sesshomaru commanded again, still not making a move toward the hanyou that had his arms stretched out towards him desperately trying to hold onto his master.

Miroku got up and obliged, softly closing the door behind him. With no one to witness what he was about to do, he walked over to the hanyou and carefully picked him up. He made sure to be mindful of all his injuries and to not touch his little swollen feet. Sesshomaru sat down on the bed and slowly began to stroke the hiccupping hanyou's hair.

"Inuyasha, enough of this crying, I am here now." Sesshomaru murmured under his breath. He released some calming youki and the pup slowly started to calm down. He weighed next to nothing and that worried Sesshomaru. Did pups weigh more than this? The answer was most likely yes since Inuyasha was so abused he was most likely starved as well.

Inuyasha did not have much energy left from all the crying and slowly drifted off in Sesshomaru's arms. His face was nestled into his chest and his little fist was grabbing at Sesshomaru's robes. The pup did feel warm and that concerned him. Especially with the pup's human night coming up. He did not want the small pathetic hanyou to succumb to a fever.

Sesshomaru sat there still trying to process the fact that he was now responsible for the small little bundle in his arms. Was this how new parents felt when they held their child for the first time? He was filled with a mixture of emotions. The one that was present most of all was uncertainty.

Even though Inuyasha appeared to be the human age of four he still was very much like a toddler. He did not know how to talk and would most likely need to learn how to walk again. On top of that he was blind of all things. Yes his sense of hearing was incredible, but would that really compensate for his nonexistent vision?

Sesshomaru sighed. Oh what did he get himself into?

Sorry for the short update. The next update will definitely be a long update. There were some issues with this story that I had to work out before I could continue with it. I think that I worked around them and was able to produce something. I already started working on the next update so hopefully I will have that finished soon.

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