AN: Alright, here's chapter two~!
Chapter Two - The Moonless Night Truly Begins
"Sesshomaru."
Nothing but silence was heard through the room, most were trying to figure out the connection between Inuyasha's older brother and mating season, at least in response as to why Inuyasha would be freaking out as much as he was.
Frustrated, Inuyasha growled, "UGH! You guys are so clueless! I at least would have thought you would understand ya mangy wolf!"
"Well soOoOOOoorrY! I don't get it!"
"Sesshomaru is a Daiyoukai! Daiyoukai Kouga!"
And suddenly, it was as if a lightbulb flickered in Kouga's brain so hard it almost burst.
"Ah fuck." He whispered looking back into Inuyasha's eyes, understanding the fear, especially with the way that now he's human.
"What does Sesshomaru being a Daiyoukai have to do with why Inuyasha's freaking out? He's always been able to hold up against him in battle." Miroku piped up gathering the attention of the two males in front of the human based group, Shippo had drifted off into a nice slumber after his meal, his tummy full.
Kouga turned and looked to the humans of the group, "Sesshomaru is a Daiyoukai, and for some unknown reason, those with a higher status go into heat, or the mating season early."
The three looked to the wolf demon, realization slowly beginning to make the gears in their heads turn.
"Daiyoukai's go into heat on the new moon every 50 years." Inuyasha looked to Kouga minutely before turning back to the other humans to continue his lecture. "They have the privilege to go into heat a few days early, sometimes even a week earlier in an attempt to find the right, most powerful mate. One Daiyoukai will seek out another, their power levels call to each other, and it makes sure that those in power will mate others with power to create powerful offspring." Sounding fluent in demon terminology, all others were very surprised, and looked at the young male with wide eyes and mouths slightly opened. "What? I know a bit about things! My mother was mated to a Daiyoukai you know! She told me a few things."
"Right, so if Daiyoukai's only mate with Daiyoukai's, how is it that your mother was blessed to mate with your father, the Lord of the West?" Kouga murmured, resting his hand on his chin in thought.
"Well, I was getting there actually… You see, since they're the most powerful, that we know of in the demon world, they have powers over who they choose. Unlike some lower level demons, that mate whomever they come across. Demon's with a higher level of power, like Kouga-" Inuyasha's hand gestured to the powerful youkai standing next to him, "-as well as myself, have some common sense to both, find a mate before the time comes to make sure that who we mate is who we choose, or, while in the beginnings of the heat, can think clearly through the muddled haze of passion and scent a mate that smells not only good to the individual, but their youkai responds the strongest. Daiyoukai have full control over their bodies, and are able to choose whom they wish to mate, and in a sense, love for the rest of their lives. My father was able to choose my mother because he saw her strength and kindness, she was able to have me because of her strength. He was drawn to it, being a princess helped her blood also entice him."
"Alright, knowing this information, why is it that you freak out when Sesshomaru... can…" Sango began, but tapered off as her eyes widened slightly. "But why would…"
"Because, who has seen another Inu youkai besides myself and Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha frowned, crossing his arms across his chest pointedly looking at the demon slayer.
"Well, besides yourself, and Sesshomaru… None." Miroku filled in the blank marks also starting to fill in the blanks.
"Right, I know he has a mother, but it is completely taboo for a demon to mate with their parents. However, in demon culture, it's not taboo for siblings to mate." Inuyasha, panting at this point, his heartbeat elevating to a hyperactive level once again.
"That doesn't explain why he would be coming after you Inuyasha, yes, you're his brother, but that's what you are. His BROTHER. As in male. You don't exactly have the right parts to conceive a child to further the bloodline." Sango spoke, her argument was sound, except for one thing.
"Ah, well, when a species is as endangered as Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's race is, the body will change in an attempt to help make sure the lineage of powerful demons stays true, and alive for many generations." Kouga coughed out, rubbing the back of his neck.
"That's… Not… Really the reason I'm freaking out actually." Inuyasha smiled nervously toward Kouga.
"It's not?" Kouga asked.
Inuyasha shook his head, also looking toward his companions that stared at him, also looking at him with confusion in their eyes. "It is, and it isn't. Look, I can't tell you, but I just know I can't stay here right now!" As he spoke those last words, he turned on his heel and prepared to march right out of the hut and seclude himself in a cave for a month, or better yet, go back to Kagome's world for the mating season. He took one step and a chill ran through his spine.
"Uh, oh." Kouga gasped, jumping in front of the dark-haired human, an attempt to protect the male from danger.
"What's happening?" Sango inquired, but no reply was necessary as a striking figure waltzed into the hut as if he owned the place, and in a small sense, he did, being the Lord of all the western lands.
"Sesshomaru." Inuyasha hissed out getting in front of Kouga, an attempt to rebuild his pride.
"Little brother." Sesshomaru drawled, giving his little brother a once over, noting that he was a human instead of the normal disgrace of the family name. "You are human."
"Ha, no shit ya dip-shit. It's the new moon, you fucking knew that." Inuyasha growled, raising his hands to his sword in an attempt to seem dangerous, or at least giving him a boost of confidence.
"Eloquent in the manners of lower class demons are we Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru started to walk toward the male, and Inuyasha stepped back, being slightly intimidated by his older brother. Kouga's back was suddenly in his vision, taken aback, stumbled a bit and fell onto the awaiting hands of his best friend, Miroku.
"Are you all right Inuyasha?"
"Fucking peachy." Inuyasha answered Miroku, getting up with the others in the seemingly smaller hut.
"Get out of here Inuyasha, I'll take your brother on for you to get away, GO!" Kouga yelled, taking a stance in front of Sesshomaru.
"Ah fuck, my bad old woman! I'll fix it when I get back!" Inuyasha yelled, as he ran toward the wall, although he was human, it was very easy for him to crack through a small hole in the hut, the backside behind a now standing Sango, the only thing that could save him in his time of hurried need; the well.
Miroku and Sango brought up the rear, Kirara transforming into her beast mode, taking Sango and Inuyasha on her back to fly into the air, a faster form of travel. Sesshomaru looked toward the ones escaping, and the flea that was currently standing in his way, and his prize. Glaring at the wolf male, stepped forward and flicked his wrist in Kouga's direction. A bright neon green whip flew out from his claws, slashing at the jumping wolf. Each slash, Kouga was dodging it, it was getting old, watching the young wolf jump around like a flea.
"Take this!" Kouga yelled running and jumping toward the Daiyoukai, his foot aimed right at Sesshomaru's chin. The hit didn't connect, however, Sesshomaru grabbed the wolf's leg and began to dissolve the fur leg cuff and burn into the male's skin, making him cry out in pain, a swift kick to Sesshomaru's hand and his leg was free, and he jumped away to land just a few feet in front of the powerful demon.
"I have no time for you wolf." Sesshomaru growled, swiftly his tail, moko-moko-sama, swirled under his body, taking flight to the air. Kouga was fast on the ground, but Sesshomaru was faster in the air. Sesshomaru flew to the well he knew Inuyasha would be running toward. Not seeing the demon cat anywhere in the air, figured out the half breed was already at the well. With speed unknown to his brother, he made it to the well in record time, landing softly on his feet. He noticed Inuyasha was already feet first in the well, a smirk on his features as he jumped down into the well. All was lost, and he would have to wait another 50 years to claim his younger brother, and repopulate the Inu clan. A growl escaped his teeth, lips pulled back to snarl at Inuyasha's human companions.
"Did he make it?!" Kouga asked, slightly winded at the speed he had gone was faster than anything he's ever ran before.
"Yes! Thankfully!" Sango sighed out in relief, a smile on her face, looking toward Miroku, he also had a smile on his face.
"You'll just have to find another person to mate this year Lord Sesshomaru, Inuyasha clearly doesn't want to mate with you." Miroku spoke softly, an attempt to soften the blow of his target slipping through his grasp.
However, a smirk graced his lips before none had noticed and he turned and left the small clearing, walking into Inuyasha's forest. It was a small victory, one that the small gang took pleasure in before heading toward the village, to help Kaede patch up the wall, it was very late at night, and the elder woman wouldn't like to stay up all night in a cold house.
Soft bristles of leaves and grass crunched in the clearing the gang was just in. It was a few hours later than when they were there, the clearing was quiet when the still human Inuyasha drug himself out of the well, walking toward the village, knowing there was a secret cave hidden in the root of a tree, so secret he would have to shimmy his way into the small opening like a worm through an apple. A smile crept on his features, feeling better that Sesshomaru was no longer in the area, and that he was all alone to get to his hideout before anyone knew any better.
For some reason or another, Inuyasha was unable to pass through the well on the night of the new moon when he was human. Something he was aware of when he tried to pass through the well when he was a human, thinking he could get through to grab Kagome a day early, as well as wanting to feel safer in the future on the day of his most vulnerable days. When he was unable to pass through the magic well, he began to ponder, and unknown to his companions, Inuyasha enjoyed to walk while he pondered. As he walked, a rustling was heard and fearing for his life in a human state, stumbled upon a treasure of hiding spots. Which was where he was headed at this very moment, to hide from his stubborn elder brother.
He would have gotten away scot free if he were quicker, and it was closer to the sun rising. However, he was not, he was a human with a human's speed, and a human's sensitivity to light, sound as well as smell.
Sesshomaru came up from behind, smirking to himself, and snatched Inuyasha's wrist in one fell swoop, startling the other. Inuyasha's heart rate sped up, and his eyes were wide, his world turning upside down as he stared into familiar golden eyes. "S-S-Sesshomaru! Wh-what are you doing here?!" He yelled at the taller male, eyebrows burrowing into a deep-seated glare.
"Did you think this Sesshomaru couldn't smell you in that well?" Sesshomaru smirked, lowering his head toward the human he held in his grasp. "Did you think you could get away from, this Sesshomaru?"
Inuyasha ground his teeth together in aggravation. "Let me go." He growled out, not as menacing as he wanted it to be.
"Little brother. You have two options… Option one: you take what's coming to you like a prince of the west, and all will be right, you won't be in pain and this Sesshomaru won't have to handle a struggling human." He whispered in Inuyasha's ear seductively, yet also menacing.
"And… Option two?" Inuyasha whispered, lowering his head, wrist losing circulation and becoming numb in the tight demon's grasp.
"Option two, you attempt to get away from me, struggle the whole time, and have the worst experience of your life." Sesshomaru's smile became impossibly wider. His eyes blazing at the thought of Inuyasha attempting to struggle against himself, and obviously failing in a most comedic way.
"Well, unlucky for you and me, I ain't no one's bitch!" Inuyasha yelled, raising his head to glare straight into Sesshomaru's golden eyes. Wrenching his wrist from the demon, ran once again to the little solace that was just a run and jump from where he was standing.
Inuyasha found the small hole and wiggled his body into the small crevice, hoping that he could crawl faster than Sesshomaru could walk. However, that was not the case. His leg was grabbed and he was pulled out harshly, dirt and roots as well as rocks scratched against his soft skin, blood seeping through the small injuries.
"Dear brother, did you think you could get away from this Sesshomaru?"
"Honestly?" Inuyasha panted looking at his brother, still being held in the air by his right ankle. "Kind of."
I want to thank all of those who read and reviewed my story, hopefully this story will be completed one of these days, I'm trying to get my fiancé to help me out in writing some of the stories since he's watched all the seasons, all for me haha.
Here are the reviews for the first chapter, once again, I thank you all.
Guest: I hate Kouga all over Kagome. He would be forcing her to do something she doesn't want. While it can be funny to watch Inuyasha getting really upset over the fact that Kouga won't leave stupid Kagome alone, why would he want hanyou cubs if Kagome ends up pregnant? He hates hanyous. Poor Ayame has to suffer because her fiance (Kouga) wants nothing to do with her. Ayame is the better choice.
This is off-topic, but I have noticed something - a pattern:
In Inuyasha fics - all the guys want Kagome.
In Sailor Moon fics - all the guys (plus Haruka and Seiya) want Usagi/Serena/Serenity. It's not fair.
AN: Alright, I understand you don't like the way writers intend some relationships to go, but this is the first chapter. I guess thanks for ranting?
Sherryfanfic1999: Is Inuyasha a Omega or something? Did Sesshomaru promise to come get him when he matured for mating? If that's true, isn't that a good thing? He will have a family with Sesshomaru and pups. Unless Sesshomaru's the Omega… that would be funny.
AN: Aaaah, well I'm not too sure, my stories don't tend to go on the omega thing, the alpha however I do tend to come up as well as submissive, but I would rather research omega to beta before putting them into my stories. It is a good thing; however, would you like to mate with your brother? Lol, especially with a brother that beats you up once in a while and tries to kill you xD Sesshomaru is never a submissive in my stories.
Sachiko Harada: That cliffhanger killed me. Another chapter plz.
AN: I apologize, cliffhangers are the best when writing a story, yet I hate them when reading lmao. Hopefully this chapter will be alright, the third chapter I'm still working on, I need to re-watch Inuyasha to get in the mind of the characters.
Optimus is Bae 17: I like it! I need more!
AN: Well alright! Lol, here's the next chapter.
