Chapter 24

Authors note: It's been almost three years now huh? I was inspired by SasukeNaruto2310F4E4L to continue this story. Being in such a different place in my life, it might very well be projected to the story. I will say, I will not say The End till Inuyasha meets his and Kagome's son, and I don't plan to rush there. So here we go.

Inuyasha wanted to gut the demon alive. After Hiromi Inuyasha wasn't even sure he wanted any more. Yet when Hiromi turned twenty years old, Sesshomaru had mounted him once more. Lady Kimi was surprised by her sons desire to pup more, convinced four was more than enough to take over his lands. Yet they now had a three year old, Takashi. He was so cute, a chubby version of Sesshomaru. He was an exact replica, despite the black streak in his hair. Inuyasha knew he would be a lady killer when he got older, and probably the bachelor of his children. Just like Sesshomaru had been.

But now, Sesshomaru was far from that bachelor. He had defied Lady Kimis direct order to survey his lands, instead mating Inuyasha with a vigor. Inuyasha was laid on his stomach, grunting and groaning as Sesshomaru took him by force once again. However, it was not that Inuyasha could defy him now. His own heat was controlling him, driving him to take it like a good submissive mate. His youkai, more powerful than ever, was driving him crazy with desire. Inuyasha wanted nothing more than to bear Sesshomaru's pups for the rest of his life. He didn't even care if he was pregnant up until Kagome's time.

But something didn't feel right.

Inuyasha screamed out an orgasm as he came onto the sheets, feeling the warmth pool under his belly. He was flipped over, Sesshomaru lapping up every ounce of cum on his belly before thrusting even harder and more desperately. He was crazed with the desire to rut, to have as many pups as possible with Inuyasha. And as time went on, the period between births was getting shorter and shorter. Inuyasha loved Sesshomaru, but it almost seemed he wished Inuyasha to be pregnant as soon as possible after he would give birth.

He seemed crazed recently. Like he was running out of time. Or like he was possessed.

Inuyasha mewled when Sesshomaru came into him, rubbing his ass against him to get it all deep inside. It had already been a week yet they hadn't stopped, not even to eat. Inuyasha was determined to accept his seed, almost as crazed as Sesshomaru. He cried out when Sesshomaru pulled him onto his lap, making them rut face to face. He was thrusted into harshly, his neck trapped in a tight grip and his hands held tightly behind him with one hand.

Inuyasha cried out in pleasure, the sound more of a gurgle from his neck being held so tightly. Inuyasha tried to squirm out of the grasp, only for the hand to become tighter. Inuyasha struggled to breathe, the feeling alarming and erotic at the same time. He came hard when Sesshomaru released his throat, filling the hanyou full of his potent semen.

A knock at the door surprised them both.

Inuyasha was suddenly left cold, the shoji torn off its hinges. Inuyasha couldn't t stop Sesshomaru, only able to watch as he thrust his hand through the terrified maid. Her eyes bulged out of her head, blood pouring down the side of her lips.

"Lady Ki-Kimi!" She gasped, blood spurting out of her mouth. Sesshomaru growled in anger, his eyes deranged like Inuyasha had never seen before. This moment reminded Inuyasha of the time they fought in his fathers tomb, the fear leading him to shrink away from his mate.

Sesshomaru looked back to Inuyasha, crazed blood red eyes hairs on the back of Inuyasha's neck standing up.

"Se-Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha whimpered, never seeing this part of his mate. He wasn't sure of what to do. He wasn't sure if he should scamper away or open his legs for his mate. However, the option was made for him. Lady Kimi grabbed the maid and took her away to safety, and in one swift movement Sesshomaru was knocked out on the floor. Inuyasha was still in heat but had enough sense to realize his suspicions about his mate had some merit.

Guards came in and dragged the demon lord away, Lady Kimi looking to the hanyou with worried eyes. Something was terribly wrong. She never showed her emotions.

"Inuyasha, bathe and get dressed. I have some troubling news to share with you."

Inuyasha was stunned into silence. Never had Lady Kimi interrupted a mating between them. His youkai was furious, but based on the fact it allowed it meant he had probably already conceived. If it had been anyone else, he would have killed them for hurting his mate and stopping their rut.

But something wasn't right.

Something wasn't right with Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha bathed and dressed, heading to Lady Kimi's office. He was nervous, worried as to why Sesshomaru had to be knocked out in the middle of their rut. He was also eager to see his children, worried something bad had happened to them. While he trusted his mother in law to guard his pups with her life, he couldn't help but worry as their mother.

He would lay down his life for them.

Inuyasha entered Lady Kimi's office, still feeling the tingle of his heat calling to Sesshomaru.

"Inuyasha please sit," Kimi insisted, pointing to the zaisu in front of her table. Inuyasha followed without complaint, weary of what had transpired thus far.

"Are my pups alright?" He asked first, seeing a quick glance of disgust before her stoic veil returned.

"I would never let anything happen to my heirs and grandchildren. They are safe." Inuyasha sighed in relief.

"This is about Sesshomaru and you, my dear Inuyasha. I fear there has been some history that explains your heats, and your conceptions. I fear it is far darker than we had expected."

Inuyasha froze.

History?

There has been others like him in history?

Why did he get a sinking feeling about this?

What was going to happen to him and Sesshomaru?

His children?

Lady Kimi tried to find her words but couldn't , handing Inuyasha a scroll on her desk. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, never before seeing the great demoness at a loss for words. He opened the scroll, grateful for the first time he had learned to read while trying to educate his children. He sat there for a long moment in silence, the demoness unable to speak as well. Inuyasha opened it further, his brow creasing in worry. He opened it fully and took it all in as one, his hands shaking a little.

"Why was this not in the history books?" Inuyasha whispered, placing it down gently before standing. He paced back and forth, tugging on his hair in frustration.

He should have known.

He should have known that mating with Sesshomaru was a bad idea. He should have known it would lead to some horrible shit like this.

"It was purposely taken out. They didn't want these mistakes repeated." Inuyasha scratched his cheek, unable to hold back a cynical laugh.

"Does the council know?" He questioned, Lady Kimi shaking her head.

"We found this scroll in a human temple. It was being protected by demon hunters, relatives to your friend Sango. This is the only reason they relinquished it to us." Inuyasha chuckled, knowing now nothing in this damned world was a coincidence.

"What do we do?" Inuyasha asked, glancing at the scroll once more.

He could never have a normal life, could he?

Silence followed.

"Kimi? What are we going to do?"

"We'd have to wait and see if you are with pup and abort it. Then sterilize you." Inuyasha's youkai roared with rage at the thought, Inuyasha's power pulsing menacingly from within. Lady Kimi didn't even flinch.

"That is the only way to ensure this doesn't happen. It is not only for your safety, but the safety of your pups Inuyasha. We would have no choice."

Inuyasha didn't believe her.

"I could give birth then you could sterilize me. There is no need to abort my pup!"

"He will not stop Inuyasha! He will take your life! The chains below will only hold him for a short while. It has to be now!"

"NOO!" Inuyasha howled, his youkai breaking through. He felt his face twist, his control of his own body slip. Taking power from his mate during his past pregnancies had made him stronger, stronger than any half breed and some of the nobles. But if that scroll was true, if history was repeating itself….

Inuyasha would not lose his pup.

He would not let a soul take it away from him.

No one!

"Inuyasha, think of Hiromi! Takashi! Miyoki! Takeo! Kazuhiko! They would lose you if we don't!" Inuyasha's youkai calmed down slightly at that, though control did not return to Inuyasha.

"They need you! If you die Inuyasha, they will be without a mother who loves them, who cherishes them! Is that what you want!" Inuyasha pushed back against his youkai, remembering his five, beautiful children.

They did need him.

They needed their mother. They needed Inuyasha to keep them safe. To love them. To care for them.

The fur that had started to cover Inuyasha's body started to fall away, his youkai face shrinking back. Inuyasha released Lady Kimi's neck, not even sure when he had started to choke her. He took a step back, regaining his senses.

He looked back to the scroll. Almost forgetting Kimi was in the room. He read it over for good measure, trying to find any outlier to what it had written. Any reason to not abort the pup inside of him.

There was none.

"Is this destined to happen?" Inuyasha asked, hoping for a different answer than the one he saw written down in plain ink. Lady Kimi's voice was hoarse, but sincere.

"Yes. It is. He will kill you if we don't sterilize you soon. It is the curse of the half breed."

A curse?

Inuyasha had been… Cursed?

He didn't want to believe it, but the writing was plain as day. If he hadn't noticed the shift in Sesshomaru he would have believed this all to be a lie. But ever since Takashi was born he started acting strange. Not himself at all. He attempted to mate Inuyasha even while he wasn't in heat, desperately trying to pup him. It had been fun at first, but Inuyasha couldn't ignore the fact something was badly wrong with his mate. He started eating less, stopped monitoring his lands, and stopped sleeping. He even stopped training their pups, desperately trying to pup Inuyasha for the past few months. And now, Inuyasha knew he would soon discover he was with pup.

And he was scared of what would happen next.

"How soon can we detect if I am with pup?" Inuyasha asked, the demoness was quiet. Inuyasha looked at her, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

"How soon?" Inuyasha growled, Kimi sighing softly.

"Within the next week. But I'm not sure if I can hold Sesshomaru till then. I can give you two options, Inuyasha, I know this is difficult for you." The hanyou sat back down, staring at the scroll with barely restrained anger. When silence followed, she continued.

"You can either leave the castle and hide for three days, in which your body will naturally abort the pup. I will send a maid I trust with you. You may return when it is complete. Or…"

Inuyasha met her eyes, remembering when his body almost aborted his triplets when he asked for space after remembering everything before the jewel was wished away. It had been painful, but at least he would know what to expect.

"Or?" Inuyasha questioned, becoming impatient with the demoness. She had never been at a loss for words before. She gathered herself and met her son in law's eyes, her lips becoming a tight straight line.

"Or I give you flower herbal tea which will induce your body to abort, and sterilize you." Inuyasha sighed, leaning back in his seat. He read the scroll one last time, wanting to burn it.

"The Half Breed Curse"

10,000 years ago, before humans founded their civilizations, demons ran freely across the world. A powerful demon lord by the name of Akihiko fell in love with a half breed woman.

He courted her, and even married her into his family. Soon, she was with child. Akihiko rejoiced, celebrating his first heir. Upon its birth, he learned the child was not his own. Lord Akihiko cursed the mother and child.

"All born half breeds will forever be able to give birth, and drive their mates into insanity. They will forever die of being mated to death by full blooded demons."

When his wife pleaded for his mercy, his love for her gave in. So he granted that all half breeds who could reach the age of 200 will become sterile. If they mated before that day, the curse would be irreversible. Unless they were sterilized.

This curse would later lead Lord Akihiko to mate his wife to death, leaving behind over 100 descendants. Angered by his own curse, Lord Akihiko gouged out his own eyes.

His soul carries out the curse, possessing any demon who mates with a half breed. With each child, his possession grows ever stronger. After the half breeds death, the demon will follow in Lord Akihiko's steps and gouge out their eyes.

Half breeds since that day have been forbidden to mate with a demon, to protect them and their mate.

This has become known as the curse of the half breed.

Inuyasha closed the scroll, prepared to throw it into the fire. He handed it back to Lady Kimi, rubbing his face with a deep sigh. He paced for a moment, weighing both options with the utmost fear. Sesshomaru couldn't be held forever, especially while being possessed by a vengeful demon.

Inuyasha didn't want to die, or lose his pup. But as of now, he had no choice.

"Bring the tea to my pup's room. I wish to kiss them all good night." Inuyasha walked out with that, leaving behind the scroll and its dangerous message.

He ventured to the large room that housed his pups, doors separating them for privacy. He first stopped at Takashi's room, seeing his little three year old body. He was growing quickly, like Hiyomi. He sat on the edge of his bed, smiling at little Hiyomi curled up next to her brother. Her kimono was barely hanging on as she held her brother against her. Little Takashi was sprawled out on his back, his little fingers curled up in tight balls.

Inuyasha chuckled softly at the snot running down his face, using his kimono to clear it away. Takashi awoke, his eyes slitted as he stared up at his mother. He smiled brightly, sniffling up his snot with a small laugh. Hiyomi grumbled, pulling him closer when he tried to squirm away towards his mother. Inuyasha smoothed down his son's hair, brushing a finger against his forehead. Takashi yawned in response, closing his eyes and snuggling into his sister's embrace.

Inuyasha missed the days his triplets cuddled together. If he had a camera, he would have taken a million pictures. But those were in Kagome's time. In 300 years they would meet Kagome. And his son.

Inuyasha frowned at that. He got up and checked on his triplets, stopping in Takeo's room. He loved all of his children, though Takeo held a special place in his heart. He had become Inuyasha's reminder of the pack he had lost. Somehow he was just like Miroku in every way.

A maid came in with a cup of tea, offering it with a bow. Inuyasha didn't let himself think, drinking it quickly and grimacing at the taste. He returned to his room after kissing Takeo good night, laying on the bed with a heavy sigh.

Sesshomaru's scream from the dungeons below caused a shiver to go down his spine.

This had to happen.

For not only their sake, but the sake of their children. Inuyasha couldn't leave them without a mother.

He knew Sesshomaru would forgive him when he regained his senses. The second scream became a murderous roar. Inuyasha tried to sleep, hoping to not feel anything. His family meant the world to him.

His mate.

His pups.

They would enjoy the day soon enough together.