DISCLAIMERS: I DO NOT OWN 'INUYASHA'! THAT HONOR IS HELD BY RUMIKO TAKAHASHI!
"The Right Choice"
Warnings: Language, mild violence, Inucest, YAOI (boyxboy) Don't like boy-love? Don't read :)
Some ooc, on purpose!
THIS IS RATED M FOR A REASON!
A/N I have discovered that this story has been getting viewed/visited by people in many different countries, which blows my mind! It's awesome that it's getting such coverage, so I want to say 'Thank you' to everyone that's checking it out!
Some angst on Inuyasha's part, and a very serious question.
Chapter 8: Questions and Confessions
Previously-He looked around frantically, only to see his brother lying several feet from him, facing away and curled into a ball.
"Oh, gods, Sesshomaru! I'm sorry!" Inuyasha cried out as he scrambled over to the demon.
Sesshomaru wasn't moving.
"I'm so sorry, aniki! What have I done? Please say something, big brother! Please don't die!"
Inuyasha could feel tears forming in his eyes, but he didn't care and didn't stop them from falling. He was just a weak half-breed; he hadn't kept his vicious demon blood in check, and now the scent of Sesshomaru's blood filled his senses, mocking him. Despair clogged his throat, rendering his voice to a broken whisper.
"Please wake up, Se-Sesshomaru. We just f-found each other. I...I love you, aniki. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I've loved you for so long...I couldn't bear l-losing you. Please don't die...don't l-l-leave me." Sesshomaru's long hair covered most of his body, so Inuyasha could not see the extent of the damage he'd inflicted.
Suddenly, Inuyasha heard the most wonderful thing.
His brother's voice.
"Please don't cry, otouto. I assure you, I am not dying, nor am I leaving you. I have no intention of losing you, either."
Inuyasha tried to stop crying, but it was only getting worse as he realized he still had his brother. Slowly, the youkai sat up, favoring his injured shoulder. As soon as Inuyasha saw the bleeding wound, his heart broke. How could he have done that to this demon that had trusted him?
"I'm so sorry, aniki. I..I didn't mean to hurt you. Please, please forgive me." Inuyasha leaned forward, licking the underside of the older male's chin, then carefully licking the injury he'd inflicted, trying to treat it.
"Inuyasha."
At the sound of his brother's voice, the hanyou stopped cleaning the wound and leaned back to look fearfully into the demon's golden eyes. Was Sesshomaru going to leave? At that thought, the tears welled up again. He was surprised when the youkai's hand came up to his cheek and began tenderly stroking his tears away.
Unable to help himself, Inuyasha began begging his brother to stay.
"Please don't leave. I'm so sorry I hurt you. I'll do anything you want. I..I'll be submissive to you, whatever you need! Just...just please don't leave me." he finished in a whisper as he miserably bowed his head. Gods, he felt so pathetic. There was no way the proud demon would stay after that pitiful crap he'd just spewed.
"Inuyasha, look at me."
Inuyasha's head snapped up obediently, and he waited for the royal canine to say he'd never stay with someone so pathetic. It was about this time that the hanyou realized the clawed hand still rested on his cheek, and that the older male was gazing at him with concern...and hope.
Sesshomaru asked softly. "Did you mean it? Did you mean it when you said you love me? Like, you care about me, and want me in your life, and you won't let anything bad happen to me?"
Inuyasha nodded slowly, watching those warm amber eyes as he breathed. "Yes, Sesshomaru. That's what love is, and that's how I feel about you."
The proud, beautiful demon gave him a small smile and tilted his head, speaking almost shyly. "If that is what love is, then I believe I may love you as well, little brother. It is a strange feeling, but I...I've ever wanted to be around anyone as much as I want to stay near you. I want you to be happy, and furthermore, I want to be the one that makes you happy, whatever it takes."
Inuyasha felt a shit-eating grin spreading across his face and warmth spreading through his body. "Sounds like love to me." he murmured, trying to hide how ridiculously ecstatic he felt. He watched as Sesshomaru's own smile widened, then a concerned, pensive look overtook the demon's features.
When his big brother spoke, it was in a small, uncharacteristically unsure voice. "Inuyasha, would..would you accept my small pack into yours? I promise they wouldn't be any trouble; I'd take full responsibility for them. Or perhaps...perhaps your pack might like to come to the Western Castle? See, I..I've started to think of Rin as a daughter, and I want to stay around you, but I don't want to be away from her for too long. And she adores everyone in your pack."
Sesshomaru was watching him carefully, as though unsure of his response. It was adorable, and Inuyasha smiled reassuringly as he answered the shy request. "Of course! That sounds good. Tell you what, we both wander with our packs, right? So we can all travel together, and if we need a break or whatever, we can all go to your castle. How does that sound?"
Sesshomaru looked relieved and happy. "That sounds very good, otouto. Thank you."
Something occurred to Inuyasha, something that felt incredibly right, and he scooted closer to the demon. "Um, Sesshomaru?"
"Yes?" the older male asked, and Inuyasha took a deep breath.
"Um, would...would you consider Mating with me? As in, permanently?"
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Sesshomaru was shocked by the question that had just been posed. He had thought that he and Inuyasha would be nothing more than rutting partners, lovers. But what his brother had just suggested was a Life-Long Mating, equal to a marriage proposal in the human world.
This wonderful, kind-hearted, sometimes annoying but always sexy hanyou wanted to be permanently bound to him?
It surprised him, but by all the gods, it felt right!
"Are you sure about this?" he asked softly, almost afraid to believe the younger male was serious.
Inuyasha frowned and rolled his eyes. "Believe it or not, I know what an actual demon Mating consists of." Then those amber eyes focused on him again, and the pup said, gently and clearly. "Sesshomaru, I would not have asked if I wasn't sure. I do want this, but if you do not, I will be content with whatever part of your life you are willing to let me into."
Sesshomaru felt a strange tightness in his chest, and he replied as firmly as he could. "Every part of it. I would be honored to be your Mate, Inuyasha." On impulse, he leaned close and kissed his Alpha, then pulled away. "If you promise not to deprive yourself of release again, at least not to the point of danger." he indicated his mostly-healed shoulder to prove his point, smiling to show that there were no hard feelings.
Inuyasha smiled back at him. "I promise. Hey, look, I know it's usually only the dominant that Marks the submissive, but I...I would prefer that we both Mark each other. I don't ever want to be with anyone else ever again, and I don't care if it sounds selfish or possessive, but I don't really want you with anyone else. And, your heat will end, and I'm willing to bet your natural dominance will be back. Besides all that, you are a born dominant forced to be a submissive, even if it's temporary, and I am a born Beta forced to grow up into an Alpha. It makes sense for both of us to Mark each other."
Sesshomaru could see the logic behind this, and he found he liked the idea of bearing his brother's Mark, as well as Inuyasha bearing his. "This is a good idea, otouto. But...umm..don't we actually have to be mating to make the Mark?"
The younger male smiled and shrugged. "Yeah, but I can wait if you're not ready." and the hanyou took his hand.
Sesshomaru flinched; Inuyasha had taken the hand that he'd grabbed earlier. Immediately, his brother was frowning in concern, asking. "What's wrong?"
Sesshomaru hesitated before replying quietly. "When your demon blood came out, you grabbed my hand...rather hard." His little brother's eyes widened and he gently lifted the hand for a closer look. Sesshomaru could feel and see the faint bruise that wrapped around his palm and the back of his hand.
He also saw that Inuyasha's amber eyes were filled with pain and guilt. Trying to erase that look, he said softly. "It is alright, otouto."
Inuyasha shook his head. "No, it's not. I seem to keep hurting you, and you don't deserve that." The hanyou bent his head down to brush his lips over the bruise on the pale, slender hand, and Sesshomaru sighed in relief as the pain faded a little.
Then the Lord of the West said exactly what was on his mind.
"Inuyasha, I want to try."
His brother raised his eyebrows.
"Try what?"
Sesshomaru took a deep breath. "I want to try going all the way."
End of Chapter 8: Questions and Confessions
Yes, Sesshomaru just said what you think he did. This does mean that the next chapter is gonna be very interesting!
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Next chapter-Chapter 9: Going All the Way
In which the inu-boys go all the way (um, did you see the title?) and Sesshomaru gets to find out how good certain things are. Oh, and Inuyasha Marks his Mate!
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