Chapter 6

Author's note: I'm aware Inuyasha is being stubborn, and the chapters are repetitive. But that ends here. Mwahaha! Also he will turn human more often because his pups will drain his power since he is in fact a half demon.

Inuyasha looked to Kagome who was staring down Sesshomaru, feeling his body become too weak to stand. He fell to his knees, Kagome looking to him with worried eyes. Sesshomaru put away his anger for just a second, moving over to his shivering mate.

"Don't touch him," Kagome ordered, Kouga trying to pull her away.

"Kagome, their mates. You cannot interfere," Kouga told her, Kagome shaking his hand off. Sesshomaru caught Inuyasha before he could fall to the ground, taking off his kimono and wrapping it around his shivering mate.

"Why do you care for his well being miko? Wasn't it you that turned him away?" Kagome's cheeks became red as Sesshomaru picked up Inuyasha and held him close to his chest. Inuyasha's lips were chapped and pale, Sesshomaru frowning as he looked back to Kagome who seemed unable to speak.

"Expect this to be the last time you see him," Sesshomaru told her, a cloud appearing beneath his feet as he carried Inuyasha back to his castle.

"You told me you didn't care for him. Was that a lie?" Kagome didn't answer Kouga, seeming stuck in place as she watched Sesshomaru take Inuyasha away. She had thought she had been over him, but to see him so vulnerable…

The Inuyasha she knew never feared anything, never stopped until he beat his opponent. But what had happened for him to fear Sesshomaru so much?

Inuyasha wouldn't have had an answer for her. His thoughts were mush when he woke up, something warm against him. It was moving slowly against him, Inuyasha touching a hand to it. He opened his eyes, seeing a large dog next to him. Inuyasha was almost afraid of Sesshomaru's form, but the warmth it gave him calmed him somewhat.

Inuyasha looked around the room they were in, the room ten times larger than the room he had been imprisoned in. Inuyasha looked to Sesshomaru's sleeping face, slowly sitting up and realizing he was wrapped in a beautiful pink kimono. He wrapped it around himself tighter, closing his eyes. He saw his black hair, running his fingers through it.

He laid back down on Sesshomaru, freezing despite the warmth that cradled him. Inuyasha had thought he would be chained or punished, but to just be taken care of made a small part of his grudge against the demon crumble slightly. Inuyasha closed his eyes, rubbing his cheek against the warm fur.

He sat up when the shoji opened after a small knock, the maid looking up and gasping softly when she saw Inuyasha was awake. Inuyasha tilted his head, looking to the tea she had on a tray.

"Is that for me?" He asked, the maid nodding before shuffling over and placing down the tea. Inuyasha moved over Sesshomaru's body, sitting down on the ground in front of the maid. She blushed as she poured him some tea, Inuyasha picking up the cup and sipping the warm tea with a soft moan.

"It's jasmine and cherry blossom. It will help with your cold," the maid told him, Inuyasha taking another sip before resting back.

"It's good," he sighed, feeling himself change back into his natural form. He sighed softly, pressing against Sesshomaru's fur for warmth.

"The Lord is hard to understand, but he does care for you, Lady Inuyasha." Inuyasha looked to the maid who stood up and bowed, Inuyasha taking another sip of the warm tea and feeling it warm his stomach.

"Please do give him a chance to prove himself." The maid gasped when her arm was grabbed, Inuyasha frowning up at her. Usually his frown was menacing, but this time it was weak, Inuyasha not exactly angry at her words.

"Have you ever had sex with him?" He asked, the maid blushing before looking away.

"No woman has ever slept with Lord Sesshomaru. He had starved off his musk since he was a pup." Inuyasha let her go, the maid bowing again before leaving. Inuyasha wanted to laugh at the fact that Sesshomaru had really been a virgin like him, but it did explain a lot.

Inuyasha sighed as he finished his tea, pouring himself a little more before getting up. He looked around the large room and decided to explore, walking over to the large futon and flopping down onto it. He sighed softly as he curled into a ball on it, closing his eyes. He quickly started shivering again, sneezing and shivering harder. Inuyasha almost jumped in surprise when he felt something move next to him, opening his eyes.

Sesshomaru had moved next to him, his large demon body making the futon protest. Inuyasha moved closer to him, closing his eyes as he wrapped his long fur around him like a blanket. Inuyasha didn't know how long he slept, but it was in a fever like state. Nightmares constantly plagued him, Inuyasha always holding onto something that kept him just far away from the abyss.

When Inuyasha woke up finally, it was when the thing he had held onto so tightly tried to leave, Inuyasha feeling it get smaller in his arms till the fur was no longer there. Inuyasha sat up in a daze, somebody slowly pushing him back down.

"Rest Inuyasha," the voice ordered, Inuyasha slowly laying back down and feeling warmth when multiple furs covered him. Inuyasha fell back into a feverish sleep, his consciousness slipping back through every now and then. Just when he thought it would never end, he woke up.

He was face first in a bunch of fur, Inuyasha feeling the body against him move with every heavy breath that pushed against his hair. Inuyasha slowly untangled his hands from the fur, looking up to the large head above him. Two paws kept him close to Sesshomaru's chest, Inuyasha almost tempted to stay in the tight embrace. He was no longer shivering and sweating do to a fever though, and kind of wanted to get out of the hot oven the demon had created.

Inuyasha slowly moved out of the embrace, stretching as he cracked his back. Inuyasha sighed when he relaxed, looking to Sesshomaru who seemed to be fast asleep. Inuyasha decided to leave the room, but this time not to run away. He wanted to have a talk with the maid he remembered, needing to know a lot of things.

Being dragged here against his will was how Sesshomaru was, but Inuyasha felt like the slaves here knew more about him than just he was their Lord. Inuyasha walked over to a chest to put on a hakama and a haori, tightening it with a obi before letting the kimono flow.

He didn't know how much it cost, but it was too beautiful to just mess up. Inuyasha opened the shoji, coming face to face with the maid. He narrowed his eyes, the maid gasping softly before looking back to the ground.

"Forgive me," she whispered with a bow, Inuyasha rolling his eyes as he led her out of the room.

"I need some questions answered," he told her, the maid nodding. Inuyasha watched her go back into the room, following her with a sigh. They sat down on the futon as she offered him some soup, Inuyasha drinking the divine liquid.

"How long was I asleep?" Inuyasha asked, the maid placing her hands on her lap as she spoke softly as to not wake Sesshomaru.

"Two weeks. Sesshomaru insisted on watching over you the entire time," the maid replied, Inuyasha looking to the large dog demon that took up most of the space in the room. He took another small gulp of his soup, the stuff hotter than he expected.

"What's your name?" Inuyasha asked, the maid blushing slightly before she spoke with uncertainty.

"M-My name is Akari. I am assigned to you as your Head Maid My Lady Inuyasha," Akari spoke, Inuyasha looking over the maid again.

"What does a head maid do?" Inuyasha asked, wondering how much of his life this maid would participate in. Akari smiled softly, Inuyasha raising an eyebrow as he waited with more patience than he actually had.

"I help you dress, bathe, and ensure everything is up to your standards. If there is anything else you wish of me, I will be there to assist My Lady Inuyasha." Inuyasha hummed softly, drinking some more of his soup.

"Okay. One, my name is Inuyasha and only Inuyasha. Two, don't play that humble servant game with me. I want to get to know who you are, not some illusion. And three, you will not bathe or dress me. I know how to dress and bathe myself," Inuyasha told her, Akari clearing her throat before speaking.

"When dressing My La- I mean Inuyasha, a Lady has to wear multiple kimono's and each one has to fit in with the next. Inuyasha, are you going to stay?" Akari asked, Inuyasha shrugging as he drank some more of the soup. Akari waited for a verbal answer, Inuyasha sighing softly in annoyance.

"I guess so, the brute won't let me leave," Inuyasha told her, but in reality a part of him just wanted to see what would happen if he tried to get along with Sesshomaru. He guessed he owed him that much since he nursed him back to full health.

"Will you become his Lady, if he proves worthy of your love?" Akari asked, Inuyasha frowning as he looked to her. Akari quickly looked away, apologizing softly. Inuyasha finished off his soup, lowering his bowl.

"Do not apologize for what you say to me. It makes you look stupid," Inuyasha told her, Akari looking up to him with a look of confusion. Inuyasha suddenly felt tired, laying down on the futon.

"I will stay, but not out of love. I owe him this much for saving me all those times," Inuyasha spoke, having had a lot of time to reflect in his feverish state. He came to the term it was a tad unfair he kept trying to runaway only to be saved like a stupid damsel in distress. Even though Inuyasha felt it was a bit unfair that the only reason he had been weak was because of his heat, he knew Sesshomaru did save him each time.

Inuyasha was grateful enough to realize he at least owed him his compliance. Inuyasha sighed, Akari laying down in front of him. Inuyasha looked into her eyes, Akari giving him a small smile.

"Lord Sesshomaru is hard to understand, and maybe even brutal in his actions. He does not communicate well, and spends many hours in his office. But he is a good Lord, and watches out for the people of his land. He just needs someone to understand." Inuyasha frowned, wanting to be stubborn and say he didn't want to get to understand the brute. Instead he nodded, Akari giving him a wide smile that brightened up her face.

"A teacher will come in two days to teach you the ways of being a Lady. Would you be willing to participate My Lady?" Akari asked, Inuyasha sitting up as he slicked back his hair.

"Whatever," he replied, getting off the futon.

"Is that a yes or a no?" Inuyasha looked quickly behind him, Sesshomaru back in his human form. Inuyasha frowned, looking away from him as Akari quickly got off the futon and bowed to Sesshomaru. The demon didn't even seem to notice she existed, Inuyasha feeling a tad caged in with his presence.

"Yes stupid," Inuyasha grumbled, Akari quickly bowing before grabbing the tray and scuffling out of the room. Inuyasha rubbed his eyes of any sleep had had, jumping away when Sesshomaru touched a hand to his waist. Inuyasha was about to growl at him but stopped, clearing his throat.

"No more sex till I say," Inuyasha told him, Sesshomaru about to retort. Inuyasha put a hand to his mouth and rushed over to a bucket placed by the fireplace, throwing up the soup he had just consumed. Sesshomaru was at his side in a sec, rubbing his back as he moved his hair away from his face. Inuyasha gagged a couple times before it stopped, Sesshomaru moving him against his body and holding him as he shook.

Inuyasha held back tears, his stomach twisting. There was no doubt about it now, he was pregnant.