Disclaimer: Inyuasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Merely borrowing her characters for my own twisted pleasure.

A/N: Well I'm glad you all liked the last chapter, I was worried. Now on with the next "bonding" chapter.

Note: For this story Sesshoumaru underwent extensive regeneration with the help of demon healers and gained back his missing arm.

Warnings: Yaoi, incest, bondage, violence, smex, Kagome-bashing and vulgar language. Please click the Back button if you do not wish to continue.

Disparity

By CharmGirl24.

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As with all good things their reading sessions came to an end.

With Sesshoumaru's ever-increasing duties and Inuyasha's rapid progress, it was no longer possible for the daiyoukai to use that as an excuse to spend more time with the hanyou, moments he had come to treasure.

He smiled inwardly remember how the hanyou's brow would furrow and he would unconsciously bite his lip in this undeniably cute fashion as he tried to figure out what a character meant or tried to piece together an entire sentence. The shy, pleased smile that would bloom when he had succeeded and how he unknowingly looked towards the elder demon for his approval always a hint of fear of being rejected before this Sesshoumaru gave him a small nod that seemed to assuage his fears.

Oh how he frequently looked back on the time they had spent reading late into the night. The hanyou had struggled to stay awake, but eventually sleep won the battle and he slumped to the side his body leaning against the taller demon his head resting on his shoulder, his curtain of hair obscuring his face as he slept peacefully.

That unconscious sign of trust and ease, allowing himself to be so vulnerable in his presence did something strange to his insides, he felt like laughing out loud or something equally undignified.

The hanyou's stay had been indefinitely extend, no longer a measly week, he had been there going on a month and many things had happened and changed between the brothers. Most of them were wonderful though there were the moments when it felt like all their progress would fall though and they'd slide right back to right where they started.

And though he had at least two stacks of reports and policies and proposals to look over he stood up and went to stand by his view of the afternoon sky, the shadows cast over the courtyard below, the leaves stirred by the breeze.

His thoughts drifting to his recent experiences with the hanyou.

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Ok Inuyasha was so bored sure being at the castle was kinda like a vacation, I mean he got a nice cushy room to sleep in and a ridiculous amount of free, delicious food to eat and he really didn't have any duties or anything. Sure he'd spent a good bit of his time exploring the place which was freakin' huge and had some really cool rooms and playing with Rin was always nice he had really grown fond of the little girl.

There was rarely a day that went by he didn't find time to stop by the library to pick up a new book or browse. He'd gotten back his ability to read pretty quickly and though he was reluctant to admit it the bastard was a pretty good teacher. He never got angry or raised his voice, he didn't even ridicule the hanyou when he messed up. No he was uncommonly patient and attentive and took the time to point of his mistakes, he never made the hanyou feel stupid. Though he was subtle about it ne never hesitated to show his acknowledgement when the hanyou did particularly well and it made the hanyou feel incredibly pleased and want to continue to impress the elder demon giving him the incentive to try harder.

Inuyasha did feel accomplished when he was able to read an entire book by himself and his confidence in his reading skills had grown exponentially. However since he really didn't need help to read anymore especially since he'd learnt to use a dictionary that meant his time with the daiyoukai was cut short and he didn't dislike the demon that much to say he didn't enjoy the time they spent together.

It gave him hope that maybe they did have a chance at a proper relationship in the future. Seeing this alternative side to the elder demon while startling at first was becoming more commonplace as the half-breed spent longer in Sesshoumaru's company.

He was still the same ice-prick he'd always been but he had thawed out quite a bit. Sure there were moments whn he was his arrogant, aloof self but he didn't expect that aspect to disappear altogether then he'd be wondering if the demon lord had been abducted or something. But no he wasn't as cruel or spiteful, he didn't make harsh, degrading comments and he wasn't out to kill Inuyasha or steal his sword. He was living up to his word and had gone up and beyond what the hanyou had ever imagined to show that he was willing to change and that he wanted his trust.

That didn't automatically mean the hanyou was willing to give in and let it all be water under the bridge, too much had happened and the past had made him into a jaded person who couldn't forget their history. At the end of the day he had to protect his heart and with the daiyoukai slowly chipping away his defenses he felt an increasing need to keep up his guard. It was becoming all too easy to lull himself into a sense of false security and give up his reservations and distrust.

Groaning he shook his head he was spending way too much time obsessing over the bastard it was just wrong. He needed to do something dammit he was becoming lazy, not that he didn't deserve a break after all the shit he'd been through all these years but that didn't mean he could let his fighting skills get rusty after all they were what had kept him alive this long and with his sudden turn in mood due to his unwanted thoughts he was rearing for an all out brawl it had been way too long since he had done some ass-kicking.

It didn't take him that long to find his way to the training area where the palace guard spent the day brushing up on their skills, training new recruits and the like. Everywhere there were sweaty muscled demons sparing, lifting weights, doing drills, performing katas it was simply amazing. The unity and synchronization. They were like some sort of elite demon army. Their skill was pretty obvious and Inuyasha felt impressed there were some worthy opponents here and he could feel himself grinning remembering the weeks he had spent fighting demons on his own. The all or nothing battles, each new challenge possibly being his last of course when he thought about it with that pain in the ass lurking in the back ground there wasn't much of a chance he would die but nonetheless it had been damn fun and he was tired of playing nice, quiet hanyou he wanted to break shit and spill some blood.

He wasn't exactly sure when his agenda had shifted from trying to get himself killed to hanging out at the daiyoukai's castle, but he figured when things eventually fell through here he could go back to spending his days cutting up scum it wasn't that hard to imagine and he really didn't want to put that much stock on things working out here. The universe despised him too much to let anything go well for him.

Inuyasha wasn't one to be shy and hold back from getting his way especially when it came towards a fight and straightening he strode towards the middle of courtyard, towards a huge burly bear demon who was shouting commands at the new recruits, his muscles but more importantly his alertness in his gaze and his ramrod posture betrayed his capabilities. The hanyou knew this man was a force to be reckoned with.

"Hey you" he called out brashly.

The bear demon turned his head slightly glancing at him before turning back his attention to his charges, his disregard for the younger demon evident. If there was one thing the hanyou couldn't stand was being ignored and refused to allow the bear demon to see him as less than an annoying pest.

He was only a few feet away from the demon by now standing directly in his line of sight.

"I know you heard me. Don't play dumb."

Growling the bear turned to him baring his canines slightly, "What do you want puppy?"

If there was one thing he hated more than being called out about his mixed blood it was being called "puppy".

"Don't call me that! And I want to fight you", the shorter demon demanded.

Lifting an eyebrow in disbelief at the audacity of the half-demon he chortled, "Scurry back home pup. I don't have time to play with whelps."

"Listen old man if you're that afraid of being beaten by "pup" then just say it. I won't think too badly of you for fearing your betters", Inuyasha taunted boldly.

The barb immediately raised the bear demon's hackles and narrowing his eyes he growled, "I'm going to put you in your place you insolent pup and show how to respect your superiors."

He stretched out a hand and a weapon was placed in his hand by one of his men. Cocking his head to the side the hanyou studied the weapon, a spear. A really big one. Inuyasha couldn't recall fighting anyone using such a weapon before, but he knew better than to underestimate to older demon, he was damn sure he had an arsenal of tricks ups his sleeve and he didn't want to be falling prey to them.

Meanwhile the soldiers had cleared a large area for them, forming a two separate groups on either end all standing in orderly formation.

It was a bit unnerving but that was the least of his worries.

That spear looked downright menacing; the head was huge and ornate looking, beautiful and curved except towards the end it tapered off to a strikingly sharp point, serrated along the edge. If that thing made contact it would certainly hurt like a bitch shredding his skin and clothing no doubt. Ah well nothing could be done now.

Placing his hand on Tetsuaiga's hilt he settles into his stance, his torso twisted slightly his right foot pointed forward waiting for the bear demon's first move. When it came it was accompanied by blinding speed and he was forced into a defensive position.

That one move set the pace for the rest of the battle, the bear demon came at him fast and furious giving him little time to retaliate much less any openings. The hanyou's sole focus was placed on dodging his jabs.

Raising his sword swiftly to block every attack meant not to merely injure but maim.

'Shit. This wasn't how it was supposed to go' it was pissing him off to no end that he was constantly on the defensive. He desperately tried to put some distance between them so he could regroup but the damn bear was on his ass the whole damn time. There was no way he could release Wind Scar and his sword was more of a hindrance than an aid and he knew it wouldn't be long before he began to tire.

Mentally he cursed himself for digging himself into this shithole and now it was matter of getting out of it.

Making a drastic decision he tosses aside Tetsuaiga, instead reaching for his scabbard feeling immediately lighter without the immense weight of the sword, and the brief pause to launch his attack lashing out with his claws using his scabbard to block feinting to the right, changing directions in the spur of the moment he had them dancing around the courtyard, bouncing around on his toes.

Using his momentum to outpace the bear demon quickened up his strikes landing a quick blow to the side, striking out with his leg at the bear's shin, leaping over his shoulders digging his claws into his opponent pulling him along to throw him forward forcing the demon to discard his bulky weapon to put avoid being smacked into the ground.

Now they were breathing hard, weaponless, their clothes reduced to tatters and there were numerous freely bleeding cuts and nasty darkening bruises.

Both of them were now smirking at each other and were rearing for the next round when an utter hush fell over courtyard and they felt the presence of the castle's lord who's youki was aroused, power radiating from the daiyoukai as he strode towards them his features cold and unrelenting, his authority over his men absolute as they parted swiftly clearing his part while simulanteously executing a perfect bow in accord.

It wasn't difficult to judge his mood, though his face was unmoved. The great Lord of the Western Land was not pleased.

"I would like to be informed of exactly what just took place here." His tone more demanding than questioning.

Inuyasha ready to get this over with and a little intrigued to observe the elder demon's reaction spoke up first. "I challenged him to a fight that's all. Got a problem with that?"

There was a slight shift of unease among the men as they witnessed the hanyou's blatant disrespect towards their lord.

"Yes. I specially left instructions that no one was to engage you in battle or attack you in any manner", his gaze turning glacial at have his orders disobeyed.

"Hmph. Well does that even count when I wanted a fight? Nobody "attacked" me. This is my decision. You can't go about dictating my life", the hanyou retorted heatedly.

"These are my men, Inuyasha. Regardless of your "challenge" they answer to me. This insubordination cannot be overlooked", the daiyoukai now spoke to the bear demon, "Morimoto-taichou your disobedience comes as a shock and disappointment to me. Not only have I placed great trust in you, but the men who serve under you are meant to follow you by example. Your actions today have tarnished your honour."

The captain's head was bowed in disgrace and submission, "I have failed you my lord. My disregard for your orders amounts to treason. I accept any punishment you decide upon, my allegiance to you has never wavered."

"Wait hold up! What the hell! I'm the one who made him fight me dammit. Stop pinning it all on him", the hanyou tried to intervene aghast that his ennui and impulsiveness had resulted in the bear demon being reprimanded, this wasn't supposed to happen.

"It would be in Morimoto's as well as your best interest to stay silent on this matter Inuyasha. I am the lord here, I will not have my men defying my decree" Sesshoumaru's tone had attained a hard edge, his aloof, authoritative mask was firmly in place.

His attention had now shifted to the wider audience, "In light of the circumstances, Moritmoto-taichou shall be removed from active duty until such a time I deem him fit to resume his position. Meanwhile he shall be tutoring my younger brother, Inuyasha in combat so that he may assume his role as a Lord of the Western Land. That is the will of you lord, it shall be carried out from henceforth. You are all dismissed."

Bowing respectfully the demon soldiers all filed out of the courtyard to resume their training sessions.

Morimoto and Inuyasha were the only ones who remained.

When it was clear that no one was within hearing distance, they spoke at the same time.

"What the hell just happened?"

"Thank you for this opportunity my lord. I shall not fail you again."

Inwardly Sesshoumaru sighed 'Nothing would ever go over easily with his mate.'

"It is exactly as I stated before Inuyasha, you shall be under the tutelage of Morimoto from this day forth till you have completed your training", the elder demon explained.

"Who the hell died and made you king? I did not agree to this! You're dumber than a pile of rocks if you think I'll let this asswipe train me."

"Were you not the one who said that Morimoto-san was not at fault?" the yaoukai asked calmly though at the moment he secretly wished he could having a cup of the castle's finest sake because the day was turning out to be rather bothersome more so than usual.

"Yeah I guess what does that have to do with anything?" Inuyasha puzzled and getting more annoyed by the minute.

"Unfortunately Morimoto-san was in still direct violation of my orders and he had to be punished if I am to save face and maintain my authority. I cannot allow myself to be lenient when it comes to such matters. Having Morimoto, the captain of my guard and a respected long-serving member of the Western lands guilty of failing to comply with my commands reflects reprehensibly upon him.

"To demonstrate my control he had to be castigated, though he has been dressed down my decision to appoint him as your instructor has indicated that he still has my confidence and trust and his honour is redeemable."

Inuyasha didn't reply immediately, he was still coming to terms that in a roundabout sort of way the ice prick had done something nice. Sure he didn't like the bear demon, but after fighting him he respected him as a strong opponent and he wasn't stupid he knew that the battle could have gone either way Morimoto had proven to be incredibly powerful and skilled.

He really didn't want to give in. He had never had any formal training when it came to fighting and he knew that he had a lot of flaws in his swordsmanship. Though he was eager to get better to display even an ounce of the finesse and elegance that the bastard showed whenever they engaged in combat he also felt uncertain and insecure. No one had ever really takes the time to teach him, they automatically assume since he's so brash and crude he must be a moron as well incapable to being taught and he would hate to prove them right if he didn't immediately pick up whatever the bear demon showed him.

Trying to disguise his fear and doubt he retorted, "I don't see why the hell I have to be trained by him for! This is pointless I can kick-ass just fine. Just make up another damn punishment for him and leave me outta it."

Unwilling to let him stalk off without resolving their discussion he took a cold, harsh voice that startled the hanyou causing him to halt, "This is not over yet Inuyasha."

Growling in irritation the younger demon spat, "What the fuck is there to resolve? I'm not doing it end of story."

"I meant what I said earlier, you are a Lord of the Western Lands and as such you must be schooled as one. While you may not agree with my decision I have your best interest at heart and if you want to claim your legacy and establish your place as my equal you must abide by my decision", softening slightly he entreated the hanyou, "I do not dispute that you are a powerful demon, but you have the potential to be even better if you allow Morimoto-san to instruct you. If you agree at the end of your training I shall fight you when and where you please and you shall see for yourself the depth of your progress in his capable hands."

The proposition suddenly became all the more enticing. No one could fight like the ice prick he was a fiercesome opponent and it had been so long since they had been at each other's throats. There was also the matter of being considered his equal, if the bear teaching him was what it took to earn respect and wipe the floor with his asshole brother he would do it, he would work as long and as hard as it took. He hadn't made it this far by being a quitter and running away.

Taking longer than absolutely necessary, drawing out the suspense, because he knew the bastard was waiting with baited breath his answer almost certainly expecting rejection, the hanyou did like to mix things up and throw him off kilter so he smirked, "You're on."

Surprisingly the daiyoukai's lips curved upwards slightly and he nodded in acknowledgement, before addressing Morimoto who left dumbfounded by the interaction between the two brothers, "Inuyasha shall meet you here at 8 in the morning and your training shall continue till 1."

"Yes my lord, I understand." Bowing he accepted the dismal and strode away.

Now there were only two of them and the hanyou fidgeted slightly under the elder demon's scrutinizing gaze.

"You are injuried. Come with me." He stated before walking away as though expecting the hanyou to follow him willingly. Which Inuyasha did, but only because he was going to chew him out for thinking he could boss him around.

Inuyasha didn't pay much attention to where they were going since he spent most of his time trying to keep pace with the elder demon, mentally cursing him for his long legs. He was also preoccupied with expressing his immense displeasure at being ordered around like he was one of Sesshoumaru's minions, he didn't answer to anyone and he went on the list the multiple wats he would abuse, mutilate and dismember him if he dared to do so again.

Therefore when they paused the hanyou took the moment to glance at his surroundings to realize they were back at bastard's quarters.

Looking apprehensively at entering the thought of entering the daiyoukai's domain, not considering that the enter surrounding land answered to him he started, "What are we doing here? Better yet why'd you bring me here?"

The inuyoukai didn't respond to the questions, merely steeping into his suite of rooms, a clear indication that the hanyou should follow him.

Turning his eyes skywards he internally mused that he had a feeling would regret this.

Standing alone in what he would guess was the sitting room he plopped down in one of the cushions wondering what in heavens names was going on and why he was going along with it and when Sesshoumaru came back after he had disappeared into one of the many adjoining rooms.

In his hands was some sort of box.

He came towards the hanyou setting the box down, before kneeling down closer than appropriate invading the younger demon's personal space.

"Alright hold up there bastard and back it up. I don't need you invading my space"

In response the daiyoukai just looked at him as though he were some silly petulant child making an unnecessary fuss.

Opening the box he layed out a cloth before removing a few jars and bandages and some other unfamiliar objects.

When he was finished the ice prick stated frankly with a straight face, "Take off your haori."

Inuyasha's brain became mentally paralyzed not funnly comprehending what the demon lord had just said, his eyes grew impossibly wide and he almost choked on his spit coughing loudly.

"WHAT! Have you completely lost it! I'm not stripping you perverted asshat!" the hanyou raged, his cheeks flaming.

Sighing in exasperation the daiyoukai explained "As much as I like the thought, it's not what I had in mind. Since you fail to tend your wellbeing I feel I should point out that you are injuried."

Glancing minutely at his "injuries" he scoffed, "You think I'm some kind damsel in distress or something. This doesn't bother me in the slightest, I've suffered much worse." He barely refrained himself from saying 'at your hands'.

"That doesn't change the fact that you not in top physical condition while you will heal you still will not be fit to commence your training tomorrow" the elder demon reasoned.

"Are you kidding me? After all that run around and badgering I agree to your stupid punishment and now you're telling me I'm not "fit". Make up your blasted mind already. Jeez what do you want from me?"

"Let me tend to your injuries, they will mend faster and I will allow you to train."

"You suck. You know that right", but nevertheless he proceeded to take off his haori painstakingly slow at first, hesitant before he decided it would be better to just get it over with and pulled off his garment as quickly as possible, averting his eyes. He hadn't felt this vulnerable since that freak episode months ago when he'd woken up after their fight.

In a professional very clinical manner, the demon lord began to tend to him, wiping away gently the dried up blood before opening various jars holding what the hanyou guessed were medicinal ointments. He took his time applying the salve to each cut, the younger demon hissing at first it felt strangely cold but not moments later he began to feel relief.

It took a while before the ice prick turned "healer" completed his task bandaging him up, even taking the time to rub another ointment on his forming blue-black bruises. Inuyasha felt strangely disappointed when those elegant, meticulous hands withdrew, remembering their confident, cool touch.

He wanted to smack himself for the foolish, traitorous thoughts, but it didn't make it any easier when he found his eyes locked with a very similar golden pair, which had darkened with a familiar unnamable emotion.

Thus when felt the distance between them close suddenly and hand was at the nape of his neck, fingers entwining in his hair followed by lips capturing his own he lost his resistance for a few moment and gave in, responding equally with his own fevour and mounting lust.

Moaning as he felt the daiyoukai lower him to the ground moving over him as he pressed them closer together, relishing in the feeling of the powerful, gorgeous demon straddling him. Inuyasha didn't know what had come over him and he found he didn't want to fight it, going against all his good sense his hands clutching at the elder demon begging for more.

It was so hot. The heat being generated between them, the blood was roaring in his ears, his heart was thumping loudly. Willingly he gave into the kiss opening his mouth as the daiyoukai swept in dominating him entirely.

Mapping every inch of his mouth, teasing him with his tongue, drawing him deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of desire and want.

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A/N: And I left you hanging. Lol who knows what will happen next when Inuyasha comes out of his lust haze.

Firstly of all I must say I'm truly sorry for the wait this chapter was long overdue , but honestly I really did not enjoy writing this chapter. I wanted to scrap it, but I'm kind of at war. You see I have mentioned many times before the story kind of writes itself and while I'm the author, at times I'm just the medium and have to go with the flow. However this time it was a pain in the butt to write this chapter and the story and I were clashing.

I had a whole lot more ideas I wanted to include and if I had had my way this chapter would have turned out a lot differently but as difficult as this was to write I had to get it out of the way so I can introduce all the fun stuff I have in mind, but I'm glad I got to include the little smutty end.

One thing I felt I needed to point out is that while I try to keep the characters true to their original personalities there will be differences, because really my Sessh is going to be OOC in the first place since the real one would never in a million years try to mend their screwed up relationship and admit he was wrong, taking Yasha for his mate.

So in the last chapter that scene with Rin bugs me a little cause it was a bit too OOC but I just haven't found the right balance yet but it was just for some comical fluff, I won't take it that far again but I just felt like clearing that up.

Oh and I suck at fight scenes, they aren't easy for me to write forgive me if I messed it up.

This chapter was partially inspired by Snowangel701 suggestion.

Anyway please show me your love and tell me what you think.

Reviews inspire me to write!

Sincerely,

CharmGirl24.