Title: Ryuu to Inu
Author: MissTuffcy
Story Idea: katastrifi
Rating: M
Summary: What was really the cause of Inutashio's death and Sesshomaru's hatred for Inuyasha?
Warnings: Not too sure but definitely Language and Violence….And Yaoi….Yeah…
Demon of the day: Drake; Fire breathing dragon.
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Ryuu to Inu
Ryuu to Inu
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Ryuuketsusei walked through the gates of the Western Lands castle. He barely managed to catch the silvery white blur that flew into him and embraced him tightly. Ryuuketsusei chuckled. He wrapped an arm around the upper back of Sesshomaru and led them both inside the castle. Once inside, they walked to Inutashio's study. Inutashio looked up when the door opened. He growled when he saw Ryuuketsusei's arm on his pup. "I barely tolerated you touching my pup when he was a baby," Ryuuketsusei dropped his arm. Sesshomaru frowned.
"Father-"
"Sesshomaru, you shouldn't be in here right now," Inutashio said. "Leave the room for now. You may come back when we're done." Sesshomaru sighed and left the room.
"Your pup is rather depressed." Ryuuketsusei commented.
"It has been that way since his mother left." Inutashio sat back in the chair and massaged his temples.
"Maybe he needs a change of scenery?"
"What are you suggesting?" Inutashio looked at the dragon youkai.
"How about he come to the Eastern lands for a while. Say….two months?" Ryuuketsusei asked. Inutashio narrowed his eyes at the dragon youkai suspiciously.
"What are you up to?"
"Nothing!" The dragon youkai held his hands up in mock surrender.
"Keh…" Inutashio glared at the dragon daiyoukai and then nodded. "I'll allow it for the two months." Ryuuketsusei kept his face neutral and nodded. It was silent. "So, aren't you going to go tell Sesshomaru to pack?"
"Hm? Oh, that can wait until after we finish speaking." Ryuuketsusei smiled at the dog demon. Inutashio sighed and crossed his arms.
"Very well…"
Sesshomaru was standing on the tree just outside of his room. He was frowning slightly. He looked behind him slightly at the silent dragon youkai who was leaning against the tree with his arms crossed. "How long have you been staring at nothing?" Ryuuketsusei asked. Sesshomaru shrugged.
"Since I left father's study…"
"That was 5 hours ago," Ryuuketsusei tilted his head to the side. Sesshomaru walked over to him and hugged him around the waist. The dragon daiyoukai stared down at him with a frown. "Your father agreed to allow you to stay with me in the Eastern Lands for a few months." Sesshomaru looked up at him with wide eyes.
"Really?" He asked excitedly. He pulled away from Ryuuketsusei to go inside but the dragon caught his arm.
"Sesshomaru," Ryuuketsusei mumbled. He just couldn't see the pup get his hopes up to high lest they be crushed later on. "You do know we cannot truly be mates….I cannot mate you without the consent of your father," Ryuuketsusei watched as Sesshomaru's shoulders sagged. He knew that was never going to happen because his father didn't really like the dragon youkai in the first place. Sesshomaru perked up a bit.
"What he doesn't know won't hurt us or him," Sesshomaru whispered with a ghost of a smile on his lips. Ryuuketsusei let the pup slip from his grasp. He sighed heavily. This would not end well.
Sesshomaru was busy packing a large sack of clothing for him to wear for the few months he'd be staying with the dragon youkai. He looked up when his door opened. It was his father. Sesshomaru said nothing as he turned back to packing his bag. "Sesshomaru,"
"Yes?" Sesshomaru asked tersely. Inutashio sighed as he closed the door, walked into the room and sat down on the bed. He watched his pup pack.
"Look at me, Sesshomaru," Inutashio grumbled. Sesshomaru looked at his father. They stared at each other until a knock interrupted them. "Enter," Inutashio called. The dragon daiyoukai opened the door and leaned against the frame.
"Are you ready, Sesshomaru? We should hurry before it gets too dark," Ryuuketsusei said. Sesshomaru stood up straight and carried the bag over to the door. He looked back briefly at his father before leaving the room. Ryuuketsusei looked at Inutashio. The two stared at each other before Inutashio narrowed his eyes at Ryuuketsusei and stood. He brushed past the dragon daiyoukai with a snarl. Ryuuketsusei sighed and left himself to follow after the Inu pup who had already made it outside.
Once outside, Ryuuketsusei looked at the Inu pup. "Sesshomaru,"
"How are we going to get there?" Sesshomaru asked. Ryuuketsusei grinned at the Inu pup.
"Flying," He said simply. Sesshomaru frowned at him but then his eyes widened at the swirl of energy that formed around the dragon youkai until he grew to a massive size. All the years that Sesshomaru had been alive, he had never seen the dragon youkai or his father in their real forms. Of course his father had shown him how to transform but he had never shown his true self to his pup.
After the dragon youkai had flown them over to the Eastern Lands, he immediately retired to sleep. He said that the constant flying between the two lands took a great amount of power and he was drained from it already. Sesshomaru silently explored the home of the Ryuuketsusei. Unlike his father, Ryuuketsusei didn't have many servants running about. He also didn't have any human servants. As he walked down the outside hall, he heard screeching and roaring. "His lordship said not to put this one down!"
"Why not? This thing won't listen to anyone but tha-" The voices stopped as Sesshomaru approached the stable they were in. They had a two headed dragon chained down and was trying to get it to calm down. The dragons stopped and stared at Sesshomaru. "It stopped!" The two demons in the stable turned to look at Sesshomaru.
"You!" One of the demons gasped. Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly.
"Me, what?"
"You look and smell like Inutashio!" The demon said.
"I…am his son," Sesshomaru said with a frown. The demon smiled and motioned him over. Sesshomaru reluctantly walked over to the two demons. The dragon leaned their heads forward and sniffed at Sesshomaru. Both heads whined before licking Sesshomaru on either cheek. Sesshomaru blanched and rubbed his face and took a step back. "Why is it licking me?"
"This dragon was a present from Lord Ryuuketsusei to your father of the Western Lands." The demon on the right said. The one on the left nodded.
"It was when they were younger. But your father was angry with our lord for some reason and sent back everything our lord has ever given him which included this dragon." The dragon growled and each head snapped at the demons holding it down. The demons let go of the chains and stepped away from the snarling dragon. The dragon walked towards Sesshomaru who took a step back. The dragon let out a low rumble in the back of its throat. Sesshomaru gasped and jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up to see Ryuuketsusei standing next to him with a small smile on his face. Ryuuketsusei gently grasped Sesshomaru's hand and held it out for the dragon to stare at. Sesshomaru tried to wretch his arm away when the dragon's leaned forward. The dragons nipped at the skin on Sesshomaru's arm gently just enough to get a prick of blood and licked it up. Ryuuketsusei let go of Sesshomaru's arm and the Inu pup snatched his hand away and hid behind Ryuuketsusei. He glared at the dragon and Ryuuketsusei laughed gently.
"Do not fret, pup. It's his way of bonding to you so he'll always know where you are."
"That's creepy…." Sesshomaru grumbled.
"But useful. Dragons like these are loyal to a fault. They will die for the ones they believe worthy of protecting." Ryuuketsusei smiled as he pat the dragon's heads. The dragons snorted and rubbed against Ryuuketsusei.
"Are you related to them?" Sesshomaru asked as he watched Ryuuketsusei interact with the dragons. The older demon let out small clicks and low growls. He looked at Sesshomaru with a chuckle.
"No, these two are actually orphans I found years ago." Ryuuketsusei said.
"Do they have names?" Sesshomaru walked closer to the dragons. One of the heads turned towards him and nuzzled against him.
"No,"
"Those two handlers said this was once my father's dragon," Sesshomaru said as he finally got the nerve to place his hand on the large dragon's head. "Is that true?"
"Yes," Ryuuketsusei said quietly. Sesshomaru looked at the dragon youkai as he pet the dragon's head.
"Did something happen between you and my father?" Sesshomaru asked. Ryuuketsusei froze for a brief moment. It would have gone unnoticed but Sesshomaru had been watching him closely.
"Non-sense," Ryuuketsusei chuckled. He patted the dragon once more before moving away from him. He ruffled Sesshomaru's hair and left the stable. Sesshomaru watched him leave. He frowned and turned from the doorway to look at the dragons.
"There was something between my father and him, wasn't there?" Sesshomaru asked the dragons. Both heads just stared at him. Sesshomaru sighed. "You probably don't understand anything I am saying." The dragons snorted and rubbed their heads against Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru chuckled before pulling away from them. "I will come visit you tomorrow, how does that sound?" The dragons licked his cheeks and slowly turned away from him and walked deeper into the stable. Sesshomaru looked at the two handlers. "What do you know about the history of my father and Ryuuketsusei?"
"Why exactly are you here anyway?" One of the handlers asked. Sesshomaru glared at him.
"None of your concern!"
"The history of your father and his lordship is none of your concern," The other handler said as he put away the chains he had used to hold the dragon. Sesshomaru growled in irritation but turned and left. He couldn't order them to tell him because he had no power here.
Sesshomaru decided to seek out Ryuuketsusei before going to bed. He found the dragon lord in his room out on the balcony. He was sitting on the railing, leaning against the wall. Sesshomaru made his way over to Ryuuketsusei and laid his head on the daiyoukai's arm. Ryuuketsusei looked down, startled. He had been so deep in thought he didn't even notice the young Inu come in. He opened his arms and allowed the pup to nuzzle against his chest. "Did you and my father have a history together?" Sesshomaru asked after a moment's hesitation. Sesshomaru, who didn't really expect an answer, closed his eyes and enjoyed the closeness of the older demon. He breathed in the older demon's scent and tried to burrow closer to him.
"Actually," Ryuuketsusei mumbled. "We did have a history…We were actually almost mates." Sesshomaru, shocked, looked up at Ryuuketsusei. "But what's in the past cannot be helped." Ryuuketsusei shrugged. He looked down at Sesshomaru and kissed him on the nose. He let the Inu pup go and walked into the room. Sesshomaru blinked.
"Almost…mates? How come father never said anything about that?" Sesshomaru asked aloud. This little bit of information for his first question only aroused even more questions and confusion. Sesshomaru furrowed his brow.
"It's time for bed, Sesshomaru," Ryuuketsusei called from inside. Sesshomaru entered the room and stared at Ryuuketsusei in confusion. The Daiyoukai was standing in front of the door in the room and looking at Sesshomaru expectantly.
"Where are you going?"
"I am showing you to your room, silly little Inu." Ryuuketsusei grinned. Sesshomaru frowned.
"Why can't I sleep in here with you?" Ryuuketsusei sighed.
"Because, that will only arise many complications and your father-"
"I don't care," Sesshomaru snapped heatedly. "I want to stay in here with you. With my mate!" Sesshomaru huffed and crossed his arms.
"Sesshomaru…." Ryuuketsusei sighed. "Fine, let's go to bed." Ryuuketsusei walked back over to the bed. He watched as Sesshomaru began to strip from his clothing. He turned away and pulled the covers over his head. Sesshomaru stared at him with a frown. He looked down at himself, suddenly feeling insecure. Is my body displeasing to him? Sesshomaru silently slipped into the bed next to Ryuuketsusei. The dragon youkai had his back turned to him. Sesshomaru burrowed under the covers and pressed himself against Ryuuketsusei's back which had the dragon youkai tense up. Sesshomaru promptly fell asleep while the dragon daiyoukai lay awake staring tensely at the wall in front of him.
What the hell have I gotten myself into? I have surely just signed my death wish….