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Chapter 6

I know we're not gonna get there…

It was the night of the new moon and it appeared that the hanyou may make it through it. Inuyasha still had a slight fever but nothing that would leave him incapacitated for much longer. It appeared that his healing powers were starting to help him. His broken ribs and his hip were newly healed and still tender, but they no longer posed a threat. Inuyasha would still be in pain for some time but not enough that he would not be able to get out of bed.

His teeth were starting to come in sooner than expected. They had not yet broke the gums yet but they would be soon. When Inuyasha has his teeth come in he will be able to eat on his own. For right now Miroku and Yasahiro were feeding him porridge that was not as nutritional as meat or vegetables. Inuyasha needed to put on weight and the porridge was not doing it.

Sesshomaru distanced himself from the hanyou as much as he possibly could. His alpha youkai instincts were hard to combat. His youkai wanted to take the submissive little hanyou and hide him from everything.

Tonight for the new moon Sesshomaru decided that he would stay with Inuyasha for the night. There was a high possibility for someone to try to off the hanyou in his human form. Not that his hanyou form was any more powerful. The human scent that would be radiating off of him would be too much for some of the lower demons in the castle to handle. Someone was bound to attack Inuyasha if the Prince was not there. By having Sesshomaru in the room, anyone who sought after Inuyasha would be forced to challenge Sesshomaru.

Only Inu no Taisho or his mother, Inu Tsu Kimi, could over power Sesshomaru. He was wary about his mother possibly killing the hanyou, but she had plenty of opportunity to do that regardless of the hanyou's human night. Sesshomaru doubted that his mother had anything planned. Although she was ruthless, she had a soft spot for children.

Sesshomaru headed to Inuyasha's room to stay there for the night. When he entered the room Inuyasha was sitting up in bed eating some porridge that Miroku was trying to feed him.

"Ah! Ahh!" Inuyasha said as he tried to reach out towards Sesshomaru.

These were the first sounds that Sesshomaru had heard the little hanyou utter in the week that he has been in the castle. He froze at hearing it.

"Someone is a little talkative and excited today." Miroku said as he smiled and tried to get Inuyasha's attention to feed him another spoonful. Inuyasha was not having it.

He continued to make little sounds as he smiled and pointed towards Sesshomaru at the door. Sesshomaru attempted to calm the hanyou down by releasing a calming wave of youki. This settled him down some but he was still gripping the covers and smiling.

"How is he?" Sesshomaru finally asked.

"Well the fever is still there but that is to be expected. Yasahiro says that it is due to the infection in his feet. He is waiting until after his human night to cut away at some of the infected tissue that is there. His broken bones have recently healed so they should still be a little sore. He has a lot of energy today because his fever is not as high." Miroku said as he put the porridge on a side table, giving up on his attempt to feed the hanyou while the Young Lord was there.

"I can see that." Sesshomaru remarked.

"Most of his energy will most likely go away while he has his transformation. He will be in a lot more pain then because he will not have the demon healing powers." Miroku remarked.

"Have you seen Inuyasha on his New Moon night?"

"Yes, many times unfortunately. It was during the New Moon nights that I was summoned to take care of Inuyasha. Naraku could not be bothered by his human scent and he did not want his pet to die so he let me heal Inuyasha then." Miroku looked at Inuyasha saddened.

Inuyasha was still upright in bed, his good ear swiveling along to track all of the conversation that was going on. Sesshomaru did not miss Inuyasha flinching at the mention of Naraku.

"What am I to expect with the transformation?" Sesshomaru asked, wanting to divert the conversation away from talk of their old master.

"Well from what I remember it is more so a physical transformation than anything else. His hair turns black, he loses his fangs and his claws. He will also lose his demonic power, which he doesn't have much of. But he will also lose his hearing capabilities. He will be able to hear but not nearly like what he can hear now." Miroku reported.

Inuyasha seemed to understand that because his ear pushed back against his skull.

"Is everything else taken care of in preparation?" Sesshomaru asked.

"He has been bathed and he used the bathroom. We only had bed wetting when his fever was really high. I think he should be ok. Obviously I can be summoned to take care of anything if something does happen or he needs to go, My Lord."

Sesshomaru nodded. Although he was watching over the hanyou, he was not lowering himself to that kind of care.

The sun started to set outside and Sesshomaru had his eyes trained on Inuyasha.

"Well looks like he is going to change soon."

The sun was starting to set in the background and as the sun set the color in Inuyasha's hair began to change. Once the sun was down there was a tiny human in Inuyasha's place. Sesshomaru made no move to go near it just yet. He was unsure what to do. Inuyasha was curled in on himself crying his little heart out.

"Does the transformation hurt him?" Sesshomaru asked.

"No it doesn't, I think he is just frustrated and ashamed. He usually hides on his human night. Or it could be that he feels his injuries a lot more now." Miroku answered sadly. He went to sit down next to Inuyasha since the Prince appeared not to want to move. "Inuyasha are you ok?" Miroku asked.

Inuyasha shook his head and pointed to his stitched up ear. Now that the ear had gone into a different form the stitches were ripped and pulled during the transformation.

"Ouch. Let me fix that for you." Miroku grabbed the doctor's box and gently pushed Inuyasha down to lay on his side. He worked to meticulously pick out the left over thread and to try to clean up some of the ear. The ear was on its way to being healed but with the transformation the progress was reverted. Inuyasha continued to cry his little heart out during the process.

Sesshomaru knew that youki wouldn't comfort Inuyasha in his human form. Humans didn't feel or react the same way to youki unless it was a powerful malice. He waited for Inuyasha to be healed before he made any move to comfort him.

"Well that is the best that I can do. I can't stitch up his ear again without him ripping the stitches again." Miroku collected everything and placed them in a trash can inside the room. He then moved over to a basin to wash his hands.

Inuyasha didn't move from his position, instead he took a blanket and used it to hide himself from the two of them. Sesshomaru sent Miroku a questioning look.

"He is most likely ashamed to be in your presence My Lord. He was always told how less of a person he was while in that form by our old Master. It also must be frustrating for him to not be able to talk, walk, or see. It must make him feel even worse in your presence."

Sesshomaru didn't know if he should go over and touch the hanyou in this form. Touching humans was beneath him but this tiny creature was still tugging at his youkai, even in this form. He heard the tiny hitches from Inuyasha crying under the blanket.

"Leave us." Sesshomaru instructed.

Miroku was unsure. "If you desire to leave My Lord just have one of the servants come to get me." Miroku then collected his things and left the room.

When the door clicked closed Sesshomaru walked over to the bed and sat down next to the hanyou. Inuyasha burrowed himself deeper into the blanket in attempt to get away from Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru had brought a book with him and he decided to read it while sitting next to the hanyou.

He would let the hanyou come to him not the other way around. He put himself in range so it was up to Inuyasha if he would go near.

Inuyasha continued to cry his little heart out for a good half hour. Refusing to remove himself from the blanket that he was nestled inside. Sesshomaru patiently waited for him to finish. Not acknowledging the fact that he was there.

Inuyasha was confused. Why had his Master not talked to him like he did before? Why was his master so quiet? His curiosity was starting to get the better of him. The longer he stayed under the blanket the more his curiosity festered.

Sesshomaru could tell that the little hanyou had stopped crying a bit ago. He was now wondering what he was doing. It didn't sound like he was asleep. He pretended to ignore him while still curious about what the hanyou was after.

Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore. He had to find out what his Master was doing. He slowly peeked out from under the blanket. He tried to listen to see if his Master was looking at him but his human hearing was not as good as his normal hearing. He slowly began to turn over so that he could inch his way over.

Sesshomaru saw the movement out of the corner of his eye and he smirked. The puppy was trying to be nosy. With his eyesight the hanyou couldn't tell that the Prince was looking at him.

Inuyasha waited and got on his hands and knees and began to quietly crawl across the bed.

An idea came to Sesshomaru's mind. He waited patiently for the hanyou to crawl a little closer to him. When the hanyou was right behind him he turned and gave a halfhearted "boo."

"Ah!" Inuyasha said as he jumped back. Then he burst out in giggles and squealed with laughter while clapping his hands. This made Sesshomaru smirk. He had no idea how anyone could hurt a child such as this.

Sesshomaru then moved to pick Inuyasha up, at which Inuyasha gave an "Ooh!" He then sat against the headboard of the bed and placed the little hanyou in his lap. He began to look the little hanyou over. His human transformation was just a superficial transformation. There were very few differences in his transformed form from his original form.

Sesshomaru gave Inuyasha's head a sniff, to which Inuyasha giggled again. He didn't smell as bad as normal humans did. He didn't smell of dirt and fear. He smelled fragile and of rose petals. It was a comforting smell rather than a horrid one.

Inuyasha began to mimic Sesshomaru and sniff at his arm. His diluted senses did not allow for him to pick up a strong scent from Sesshomaru and he frowned.

"Do you want me to read to you Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked.

Inuyasha nodded his head and then fisted Sesshomaru's robe with his little hand, making sure that he didn't go away.

Sesshomaru began to read his boring text on the History of Conquest. His father had suggested that he read it. Sesshomaru found the book boring and apparently Inuyasha did to because ten minutes in the hanyou was already asleep.

Sesshomaru smirked again and continued to read on his own.

At some point the book also put Sesshomaru to sleep because he woke up to a squirming weight in his lap and the sound of sniffing. He opened his eyes to find a transformed Inuyasha sitting up in his lap sniffing at the Prince, trying to catch his scent. He was back in his hanyou form again. His good ear was twitching with every sniff. His damaged ear looked better but was hanging halfway up.

"Good morning." Sesshomaru said and Inuyasha jumped back with an "Ah!"

"It seems that this book put me to sleep as well." Sesshomaru said.

He noticed Inuyasha's good ear swivel and he turned to face the door. He figured someone would be coming in. Sesshomaru got off the bed while still holding the hanyou and moved to a chair in the corner of the room.

They were then interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Enter." Sesshomaru commanded, he was surprised when his father walked through the door.

"Good morning my son." Inu no Taisho said.

"Good morning." Sesshomaru replied. Inuyasha sniffed at the new person in the room trying to figure out who it was.

Inu no Taisho sat in the chair across from the other one.

"It seems that the hanyou survived his transformation. It appears that he is doing quite well." Inu no Taisho observed.

"Yes, he is." Sesshomaru replied.

"May I hold him?" Inu no Taisho asked. Sesshomaru was surprised but nodded his head. He then got up and placed Inuyasha in his father's arms.

"Ooh!" Inuyasha said as he left Sesshomaru's arms. He was a little agitated about being handed to a stranger. Inu no Taisho let out a low growl which then Inuyasha turned his neck in submission and Sesshomaru resisted the urge to do the same.

After the growl Inuyasha began to settle in Inu no Taisho's arms. He even grabbed at his robes to steady himself with his tiny fist like he did with Sesshomaru. The entire time he aimed his sightless eyes at Sesshomaru, making sure that he was still there.

Inu no Taisho brought a hand up to Inuyasha's head and began to pet him, mindful of his healing ear. "It has been a while since I have held a pup." Inu no Taisho said as he continued to pet Inuyasha.

Inuyasha seemed to enjoy being petted because he was giving off a small rumbling sound and sinking deeper into Inu no Taisho's hold.

"You didn't come here to cuddle with Inuyasha, father. What is it that you need?" Sesshomaru asked while eyeing his father.

Inu no Taisho sighed. It was just like his son to always get right to the point. "You are being sent away on a mission to establish peace within the Northern Wolf Tribe."

"I thought we were already at peace with them." Sesshomaru replied.

"We are, they need our assistance. They are fighting against the Birds of Paradise and they seemed to be losing numbers each day. It shall be easy for you to help them." Inu no Taisho continued to pet Inuyasha who seemed to be drifting in and out.

"Birds of Paradise, really?" Sesshomaru asked. They were a fairly low level demon.

"Yes, they require help. You will leave at once."

"Yes father." Sesshomaru said as he got up and went towards his quarters for a quick bath.

Inuyasha noticed his Master left and began to whine. Inu no Taisho gave off a rumble again which eased Inuyasha some but he still whined a little.

Inu no Taisho mumbled to the hanyou. "A couple weeks ago Sesshomaru would have fought me at such a ridiculous mission, but you young man have wedged yourself into my son's cold heart."

"Ah ah!" Inuyasha said in agreement.

Hey guys, the next chapter will have a little bit of a time skip in it. Not a large bit but a little one. I had trouble with this chapter because it was necessary but not a whole lot of stuff was going on. We will have a little Kouga in the next chapter! Yay!

Many people have asked me if this was a SessInu story and it is not a yaoi. It is a parental fic for them. There is still a master and slave relationship but Sesshomaru will be more like a mentor. Sorry if that bothers anyone but I already have a ship in mind that I am going to use for this story.

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