Title: Love Me Love Me Not
Chapter: Courting and Seducing
Date: December 19, 2010
InuTaisho was nervous as he finalized everything before Inuyasha was set to arrive. He had managed to talk the pups into letting him have their mother for the evening, alone, so that they could work some things out. InuTaisho had set up a moonlight picnic under Bokusenou in the forest within the palace walls. He chose the location because he hoped that it would make Inuyasha more comfortable about being alone with him as well as assure the young man that he had no ill intentions. He also knew that Bokusenou had a soft spot for the little hanyou and would ensure that he kept himself in line. He looked up as he heard the soft footfalls of Inuyasha just a few trees beyond the small clearing that they would be using.
Inuyasha was to his wit's end with fear of why Lord InuTaisho had called him out to the forest so late at night. He was afraid that the DaiYoukai had found out the nature of the tea that he had been making for himself after one of the servants had tried to poison him, but was found out by Sesshoumaru. It had given Inuyasha the perfect excuse to use his herbal knowledge to his advantage. However, if his lord knew, then he would force Inuyasha to give up his tea and therefore force him to continue through the absolute hell that was called his life. Inuyasha began to breath deep as he approached the clearing to prevent himself from hyperventilating. He really wanted to go back to his room, which he had finally been allowed to move back into, and hide from the terror that he knew was coming.
Inuyasha finally rounded the last tree and stopped with eyes wide in surprise at the vision, for surely it could not be real, before him. Lord InuTaisho was standing next to Bokusenou, fidgeting, with a large, bright red blanket on the ground and on the blanket was a lovely spread of all of his favorite foods. He had not even thought that InuTaisho knew his name, let alone his favorite foods. He was beginning to feel seriously confused and freaked out as he was shown a side of his lord that he had only heard of when talked with fond memory of how InuTaisho had met with Raja. When the demon cleared his throat, Inuyasha startled, upset that he forgot himself, and immediately bowed before his lord while lowering his eyes to the ground. He was so stupid to have forgotten himself, to have believed that he was worthy enough to look at the one who ruled the Western Lands without permission. Inuyasha held back a whimper when the larger of the two approached him. He could already feel the anger in the air and he knew that the smack that would follow would sting for days and bruise for longer despite his demon blood and healing abilities.
InuTaisho watched as Inuyasha literally curled into himself and once again fear permeated the air like rain; the regret and guilt that he had been the one to drive the hanyou so far, had broken him down so much made his chest feel tight and tingly with his emotions. The position that the pup had taken was one he had seen often when he had been angry at the bastard before he gave his heavy handed punishment. He had messed up bad. His mate was not supposed to fear being near him, to fear him at all. His mate was supposed to be his equal in status, but even in public, the hanyou always faded away into the background or when he was put in the spotlight, he deferred to their son Sesshoumaru rather than to himself. It humbled him to the knowledge that he had a long road to travel with Inuyasha in making things right.
InuTaisho did not back off from the hanyou, instinctively knowing that that reaction would not go well with the pup either. Instead, the royal inu reached out slowly to cup the young one's chin and lift the boy's eyes to at least look at him. The fact that Inuyasha was afraid to look directly upon his person compounded the guilt that he had already been feeling since the he had found the conclusion to his feelings about the pup. Inuyasha's face came up but he kept his eyes lowered and looked off to the side that his lord would not be even more angered at him by looking upon his esteemed person yet again by his unworthy and filthy self. InuTaisho held back a sigh at the action and lowered his hand to take his mate's and led the hanyou to the picnic blanket behind him. Hopefully, Inuyasha would enjoy a little of the evening.
At the blanket, InuTaisho guided his mate's frail frame down to the ground before seating himself. Once he had settled, he softly pushed Inuyasha's hands away from the basket and told the young hanyou to just relax.
"Tonight is all about you. I want to thank you for everything that you have done and I refused to acknowledge it. I want to apologize, Inuyasha, and tonight I want to celebrate all of your achievements that I wrongly accredited to others. Will you accept my apologies, mate?" InuTaisho admitted. Inuyasha stared wide eyed at the DaiYoukai before he regained his senses. Inuyasha knew what the proper response was and he nodded his head slightly to indicate it. If he did not speak it, thereby not having to think and process it, then even the great InuTaisho could not tell if he was lying. However, the demon was no longer just relying on what he could see and smell when it came to the hanyou because there was human blood that blocked some of the effect of his youki on Inuyasha's.
"Inuyasha, please don't avoid me that way. I don't want you to just admit to what I want to hear. I want you to tell me the truth as you see it, please?" InuTaisho cringed at his pleading tone. He had never had to plead to anyone for anything, let alone something that should seem so insignificant and yet, it seemed as though his world would collapse if he did not press for Inuyasha to be honest in this matter.
"I-I-I d-don-don't kn-know," Inuyasha answered uncertainly. It was closer to the actual truth, but it was still not the entire truth. InuTaisho took the partial truth and left it as a small victory. Bigger battles could be fought later once he had regained some measure of trust from the half-demon that had borne his children.
"Well, you have plenty of time to think about it." InuTaisho placed small portions of each of the different foods before Inuyasha and motioned gently for the smaller male to eat. He waited until Inuyasha took a hesitant bite before he prepared his own and began to eat with his mate. As they were eating, InuTaisho began a tentative attempt at conversation with his mate only to find that he had absolutely no idea of what to talk about or what types of things that the pup was interested in, at least until he remembered what Inuyasha had been doing when he had made the decision to mate the boy.
"You haven't visited the gardens or played in them in fifty years. Is there something wrong? With the gardens, I mean?" Inuyasha was once again startled by the way in which he was spoken to. It was almost as if his mate was trying to speak to him as an equal, however, this time he managed to hide it very well. He also thought that the entire evening was setting him up for something and his guard was on high alert. There was a stink in the air and Inuyasha was not sure that he liked it at all.
The dates continued for almost a month before the truth came out when Inuyasha had just been willing to believe that maybe his mate was being sincere in his efforts to get to know and possibly care for him. He had been seeking the DaiYoukai out to bring up InuTaisho's question of forgiveness. He felt that he was finally ready to give an honest answer to the question when he heard their voices at the end of the next corridor. They were not very quiet either.
"Have you impregnated him yet?" Inuyasha recognized the voice as belonging to Mother Nature. He listened in closer as his interest was piqued. Who were they talking about and who was the other person?
"Like I said a moment ago, if I do this, I will do it only as fast as he will let me. I will not rush him into something without giving us a chance to bloom first. I want another child with him, but there is absolutely no need to rush." Inuyasha held in a gasp as he heard his mate's voice.
"I did not open his womb to you to have you drag about. If this isn't done soon, we may not have enough time left." Inuyasha could take it no more and left. He had almost been fooled when the only thing that was wanted was for him to provide his mate with another child. Inuyasha was so glad that he had only stopped making his 'special' tea for himself two days ago. He had been ready to being on equal footing with his mate only to find that once again he was being played for the fool. Inuyasha went to his rooms and remained there the rest of the day with the request to remain unbothered by anyone. Tessa and Akkiko ignored this and tended to their mother anyway, but Inuyasha barely noticed.
"I did not ask for you to open his womb and even if you had not, I would still be trying my best to right all the wrongs that I committed against Inuyasha. If he wants and allows himself to be seduced, then it will happen when it happens. What I want is to fix the problems that we already have in the family as it stands. A child should not have to be borne with Inuyasha in the condition that he is."
"You finally care for him." It was not a question. "Very well, do it your way. I will not interfere." Mother Nature faded away to wherever it was that she dwelled when not interfering in the lives of the living. InuTaisho left to get things ready for the romantic evening he had planned for him and Inuyasha the next day. He had pulled out all of the stops and had been planning to ask Inuyasha to have a vow ceremony since their mating had left much to be desired.
Everything was almost perfect for their evening together except for one thing; Inuyasha was still barricaded within his rooms. InuTaisho took a deep breath and went to fetch his little mate himself. Hopefully Inuyasha was not feeling unwell.
InuTaisho managed to finesse Inuyasha out of his rooms and into the InuTaisho's private gardens. They shared a wonderful dinner that was a mix of Inuyasha's and InuTaisho's favorites as well as some new culinary inventions to try by the kitchen staff. The meal was wonderful, but InuTaisho noticed that something was off with Inuyasha. The evening had the same feel to it as their first date and InuTaisho was unsettled.
"Inuyasha, have I done something wrong? You seem distant this night." Inuyasha shook his head before doing something was far out of character for the usually painfully timid hanyou. Inuyasha moved into his lord's personal space and kissed the demon heatedly on the firm, warm lips. After holding the contact for several moments, Inuyasha pulled back to see why the DaiYoukai had not responded. The expression was almost enough to pull him from his goal of fulfilling the other male's wish from yesterday, but he kept his resolve despite his father's confusion. Inuyasha moved forward to try again when large, gentle hands held him at bay. It was Inuyasha's turn to be confused.
"Are you sure about this, Inuyasha? I want you to know that I don't want you to feel obligated to rut with me. I did this wrong the first time around and I don't those mistakes to repeat." Inuyasha said nothing, but he once again moved forward and this time, InuTaisho let him.
InuTaisho allowed Inuyasha to control the pace, content to merely follow the slowly heating kiss that his small mate was giving him. Inuyasha gave more and more of himself to the kiss. He wanted to know what it felt like, just once, with someone who cared even if InuTaisho did not really care. Inuyasha wanted to know what made those of the castle moon over spending their time together in such a way. He wanted to know if it could be done without the pain that had always accompanied it before.
As the passion rose, especially InuTaisho's, the larger male began to guide Inuyasha along in what to do. After a century together, neither knew how to please the other and so they both took their time to explore the other. Inuyasha's gentle and feather soft hands drifted along his mate's sculpted planes with hesitant, shy, and childish curiosity. The innocence and naivety with which Inuyasha touched sent a tingle of guilt through the older demon's chest, but he squashed in order to allow the pup to explore without worry. Inuyasha was still very responsive to his emotions even when they had absolutely nothing to do with the pup. When Inuyasha had had his fill of exploring, InuTaisho took over and began to look for the little one's pleasure spots and exploiting them to fullest. He played with overly sensitive nipples and traversed down solid planes until he was teasing pale thighs before reaching the prize. Inuyasha did not last when he was engulfed in wet heat. He lost it in his first every orgasm.
When Inuyasha returned to the present, InuTaisho had already entered the small hole and was waiting patiently for Inuyasha to rejoin him in reality. The small hanyou wrapped his legs around the larger demon above him, giving the signal that the other could move. That night, InuTaisho did not take Inuyasha with the intent to ravage, but with the intent to show the little one how much he was loved. And when they reached the pinnacle of their lovemaking, Inuyasha came with tears, while InuTaisho did with a goofy grin and a sigh. He pulled out of the tiny body and wrapped Inuyasha firmly, gently in his arms and began to grumble low in his chest to soothe the crying half demon into to sleep. Tomorrow was a new day, and hopefully this night had shown the progress that they had been working on for the past month.
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