Things you will learn/see in this installment:
-Keep in mind that Inuyasha is of equal rank and status to Sesshomaru; he is also an adult (think mid 20's according to human standards) and is not a teenager like in the anime/manga.
-Sesshomaru comes off as a whipped bitch. But really, he isn't. ;p He has his reasons for being "desperate." You would, too, if you were about to lose the love of your life.
-Inuyasha reveals two big secrets! Can you figure out what they are!
Chapter Seven
They had been lying there, alone, amongst all the furs layered atop Inuyasha's futon. Sesshomaru had positioned himself between the younger inu youkai's thighs, reveling in the sensation those strong limbs provided when trying to defy him, pushing against his torso in a vain and rather pathetic excuse for 'squeezing' him out of the immediate vicinity. This merely caused the elder to chuckle deeply, eliciting a gasp from the one beneath him as he stroked dangerously clawed hands down the outside of those strong, chorded thighs.
Inuyasha hadn't always been raw strength and sinewy muscle though. Back when both Sesshomaru and he were still at the Northern palace, Inuyasha was merely a child. His body hadn't been fully developed then, his voice was still dodging the deep gruffness it was now and his markings had been soft, straight lines down his cheeks, nothing like the jagged daggers they resembled today. Though Inuyasha had been nearly at his full height, a little softer here and there, and had not exhibited the muscle he had acquired now due to his training and the battles he had fought since then. However, for the most part he hadn't changed much in over the 200 years that his aniki and he had been separated.
So it was a wonder now as those hands caressed him again, as if they had never touched Inuyasha before, as if it were new territory. In a way, the Lord of the East supposed it was. That many years apart, having not touched or even glanced at each other in such a long expanse of time, was only to be expected, wasn't it? To be enticed, to look on in wonder at the new musculature that the other had obtained.
And indeed they both had obtained remarkable musculature, Inuyasha thought to himself as he tried glimpsing the flesh beneath Sesshomaru's light kimono periodically.
The stroking Inuyasha's upper legs had been enduring ardently abruptly ceased. There was a small whine keening in the back of his throat at the loss of touch but was quickly replaced by a breathy murmur when Sesshomaru leaned back a ways, surveying the younger inu in appreciation. As he visually raped Inuyasha, the elder of the two licked his lips, touching soft padded fingertips to the hem of his light violet kimono, slowly trailing them down the flap in front, waiting for that sound he knew his brother would make, even after all this time, as he came closer and closer to his sash.
As expected it came, accompanied by a bucking of impatient hips, which told him to get on with the show.
Showing a fang in amusement, Sesshomaru complied with the only person he knew could command him in such a way. He complied, yes, but he would do so on his own terms; a fact that had always driven Inuyasha absolutely mad.
Slowly he used his index finger to push away one side of the kimono, exposing a strong shoulder. Licking his lips, Sesshomaru kept close, intense eye contact with his captive, making sure those eyes never left his body. Hearing another pitiful sound of desire, he decided that, in the limited amount of time they had, he had better get on with it as his brother had demanded moments before.
Shucking off the top part of his kimono, Sesshomaru leaned forward, knocking Inuyasha's outreaching fingers away and grabbing his jaw in one hand. He pulled the younger one up to meet him in an open mouthed, tongue filled kiss, making quick work of Inuyasha's clothing as well.
"Little brother, I will have you tonight," Sesshomaru exhaled against panting lips, their breath mingling wetly.
"Sesshomaru... No, I-" Inuyasha began, his mind catching up with the reality of what his brother stated, the message slowly sinking into his clouded mind.
"I refuse to listen to your false claims of rejection, otouto. I will have you."
This declaration was stated and enunciated with quick nips to Inuyasha's throat in reprimand. Sesshomaru would keep the vow he made so long ago. He had kept it. Unlike Inuyasha who seemed to want to break it!
"Sesshomaru, stop this!" came the determined voice from below, rational mind focusing. "You-" Inuyasha relented, heaving a shaky breath. "You forfeited any claim you had on me the moment you left the North Palace." His eyes sharpened as he glared. "The moment you left me behind! You can't just come back here and decide what happens in my life because someone else threatens what we once... might have had!"
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed but he did not speak.
"You had more than enough time to come to me. More than enough incentive to rectify the distance that grew between us. But you didn't do shit!"
"Father is to blame-"
"EXCUSES!" Inuyasha's voice boomed as he bucked Sesshomaru off. The Lord of the East didn't have enough sense at this moment in time to mind his nudity, nor did he care if the entire Household saw him like this. His eyes blazed red momentarily before he got a good enough hold on himself to not fully transform.
"You..." Inuyasha began, pausing to take a much needed breath to calm himself.
Sesshomaru glared as he righted himself, not bothering to slip into the arms of his kimono as his little brother continued speaking. "You have no right to come here and interfere with my affaires." The elder looked about to speak. "No right!" Inuyasha snapped. "This is my life, Sesshomaru. This is what I have built for myself. I won't give it all up simply because you believe you have ample claim over me. You don't."
"You are confused, otouto. This is his fault. How can you be so blind as to not see that our own father is the one pulling the strings! He has betrayed us both! Can you not see that?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha remained defiant at this, which caused an unbelieving expression to wreck over Sesshomaru's fine features, angering him to no end. "Foolish half-breed!"
The equal amounts of fury and despair got the better of Sesshomaru as he lunged forward, pushing his brother to the ground. Inuyasha landed in a very unbecoming fashion but held his own as the elder of the two lashed out at him with claws.
However Sesshomaru's attack was cut short as Inuyasha vanished, suddenly materializing behind him, pushing him forward into the wall harshly, the Lord of the West's face slamming into it with merciless force, a crack resounding throughout the large room. Not even a moment later and the loose braid Sesshomaru had put his hair in was yanked backwards forcefully, his body following the same path backwards as he was shoved face first into the furs of Inuyasha's lavish bed. The younger inu immediately had the elder's hands pinned to the small of his back at an awkward and slightly painful angle.
"You shouldn't speak of Chichi-ue in such a foul manner. He would be utterly beside himself at such impudence, especially if it came from the tongue of his favorite son," Inuyasha stated, hissing through his fangs, his mouth near Sesshomaru's elfin ear.
"Otouto-"
"Don't take me for a fool, aniki, because I am far from it. I know he favors you, just as you know. But that doesn't bother me in the slightest. What bothers me is that you. Won't. Leave. Me. Alone! Even after all of the trouble you caused me when we were younger. All the pain," Inuyasha hissed, mouth curling into a slight snarl as he nipped at his brother's elfin ear in reprimand. "I want you to know that I hate you. I hate you because I love you. And that will never go away! Especially when you're around, parading about like a damned peacock, showing that body of yours off." Inuyasha licked the shell of Sesshomaru's ear, causing the older demon's breath to tremble in anticipation. The tone Inuyasha held was far from relenting.
"Inuyasha, get a hold of yourself. If you let your youkai control you-" a nip to the side of Sesshomaru's neck was enough to shut him up. He was being scolded and warned that if he didn't silence himself that in the immediate future he wouldn't have an arrogant neck to hold his fat head up, a part of him Sesshomaru rather thought he particularly needed.
"Do you remember when we were younger? How you said you felt it in your bones that we were meant to be together? How I would worship and crave your body just as you did mine?" Inuyasha didn't wait for a response as he rubbed his hips forward against his brother's backside, his heated, engorged erection a tell-tale sign. "I crave you, aniki. I crave you so much that my soul aches with the need for it. How can a person who brought me so much pleasure, so much... happiness back then, be so wrong for me?"
"No,-"
"You said before, that this is what you wanted...," the dog-eared lord hissed from behind, easily slashing through the backside of Sesshomaru's sash and tearing off the rest of the older youkai's kimono, earning a surprised grunt from his brother. Inuyasha growled deep within his chest, gazing down at the enticing plump cheeks of his brother's ass. Licking his lips he shoved a knee between chorded thighs, pressing his erection just between the cleft of those fleshy, quivering mounds, snarling, "Tell me, how much of me do you want inside of you then?"
Sesshomaru tensed for a moment before shivering at the thought of being taken by his younger brother... Gods, but it was enticing to think about... the passion he felt from such an image...
Though Inuyasha wasn't in his right mind, his demon obviously having more control of him at this point... and while it wouldn't be rape, allowing this would only serve to drive the brothers further apart than they already were when he came to his senses.
And that was something Sesshomaru could not afford at this point. Especially with Inuyasha as close to the edge as he was.
Gods, but he needed something from his brother... he hadn't touched him in ages...
"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru breathed, fully intent on denying himself and rejecting his brother's threating advances. However, it seemed he himself had already been the one rejected as Inuyasha suddenly spoke, voice smoother, his youkai having calmed somewhat.
"We... We are through here. I do not revoke my claim on my intended mate and I do not accept your claim on me. You will stay for the banquet but will keep your distance from me and my betrothed for the remainder of the courting week. Is that clear."
Sesshomaru remained silent.
"Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru growled at the tone.
"I understand," the elder replied quietly, his face still pressed against the bed. Inuyasha took a second to dissect his answer, and, after a moment, came to the conclusion that Sesshomaru did indeed understand.
Pushing away from their previous position, Inuyasha grabbed for his kimono that had landed haphazardly on an armless chair off to the side of the futon. In the process, he let Sesshomaru's pinned arms go, releasing him of his hold and dismissing him all within one movement.
And Sesshomaru left, not bothering to find something to cover himself with, vowing silently in his head.
Oh, I understand, little brother, but if you do not cease this foolish behavior I will kill your whore before the end of the week.
He could not believe that his brother had almost... Almost what? Raped him? No, that word wouldn't be right in this case. You could not rape the willing, as they said. And Inuyasha was more than willing, at least, certain parts of his anatomy were willing; his heart and body. Though, really, he was closer to having raped Sesshomaru than the other way around...
But the fact remained firm; their relationship could not progress any further. They both knew of the consequences their liaison would bring if they were to be found out; execution by the ruler of the entirety of Japan, their father. By royal decree, not even they, as rulers of their own rightful domains, would be able to escape that law simply because of blood relations (which seemed to be what got them into this whole mess in the first place).
At the least, if they were caught, they could get a pardon. This would grant them one thing that was really no help to either of them; one would be blamed while the other was the apparent 'victim.' Inuyasha knew that Sesshomaru would be pinpointed as the offender, and Inuyasha as the victim. He also knew that his brother would not dispute that ridiculous notion in lieu of saving his young brother's life; Sesshomaru would not falter in forfeiting his own life for that of Inuyasha's, even if it was under false pretenses.
But Sesshomaru hadn't been the one that started whatever it was between them. If anything, it was Inuyasha's fault that this whole sordid relationship started. But... that was in the past and of little consequence now.
No, Inuyasha would absolutely not let Sesshomaru close to him. He couldn't. Not... not when the only person he ever truly loved's life was at stake if they were to be found out. He would not let him take the blame for this. A relationship took two people, not just one and he would prove it!
Ah, but, by the gods... He wanted so badly to give into Sesshomaru's advances. He wanted to let Sesshomaru take him. Gods, he was so frenzied with pent up lust for his sibling that he almost made good on his threat of fucking Sesshomaru instead... Something both of them had wanted to do with one another for a long time.
Damn it, just once... he wanted... that, before everything crumbled around them.
Just once...
After all, Inuyasha was technically a virgin when it came to sex with the same gender, not even his brother had he engaged in sexual intercourse with...
Inuyasha sighed, coming to a decision as he stared outside his room window.
"Soon. I will be with him soon. For the first and the last time."
Author's Note: Sorry this post took forever, but I hope you like it; tensions are slowly building, heh. Thank you to everyone that's enjoying this fic, and reading and commenting!
