A/N: where we last left off, we ran into everyone's favorite wolf demon, Koga! well this didn't sit well with a certain Inu-Daiyokai on account of his instinctive possessiveness of another certain Okami-Daiyokai that had bonded with him. who will win her heart, Koga or Sesshomaru? enjoy~

disclaimer: i don't own InuYasha; my OCs belong to me.

Chapter 11: Truth, Myths, Dreams

Sesshomaru was not pleased.

Even though the wolf demon named Koga was a technical cousin of both Getsu and Korihime, he didn't trust him. Inu-yokai were usually possessive of their territory, and it was especially so with females they had either bonded with or claimed as their mates.

And the current Inu-Daiyokai was no exception to this trait.

Getsu was at ease for once, walking at his side like always, her silver eyes trained on the sight of her younger sister walking beside the young Okami-yokai leader.

His beast thundered angrily about being so close to another male demon, especially one like Koga. He reeked of over-confidence, ruthlessness and arrogance that, if he ever cared to admit, would possibly rival his own.

For once, he and his inner demon were in tune with their emotions.

The fact that Getsu had not yet been made his mate coupled with being near an also-unmated male wolf demon made him on edge and bristling, and possibly seething.

They had bonded, even though he knew his princess never would openly admit such a thing. She was in his pack, his bonding partner, his future mate.

She was his, damn it.

"Getsu-onee, can we stay around? Koga's offered his home to us for as long as we like! Can we, please?" Korihime's question jerked him from his possessive thoughts.

Getsu looked from her sister's imploring stare to the calm blue stare of her fellow clan head. "She didn't force that outta you, did she?" She wondered, making a mental note to brain her sister for being so pushy if she had forced it on him.

Koga chuckled and smirked at her. "Nah, she didn't. I did tell her though that you guys were welcome to rest up with our pack for as long as y'like. It's not like you guys were on a high-priority quest or anything, right?" He replied.

Sesshomaru could distinctly hear his beast thundering death threats at the confident wolf. "Well actually…" He began to say stiffly.

"Aww c'mon, Sesshomaru, please? It's just for a few days!" Korihime piped up, clapping her hands together and giving him a puppy-dog stare that made the male wolf demon snort and do his best to not laugh.

His gold eyes turned to his companion. "You're an Okami-Daiyokai now; the choice is yours." He reminded, hearing his beast snarl angrily in his ears at allowing her to decide (his beast just wanted to up and leave as soon as possible).

She held his stare and could've sworn she saw his eyes tint red before she looked at Koga and nodded. "Just for a week. We have somewhere to be, but a little relaxation never hurt." She agreed (at the reluctance of Sesshomaru).

"Onee-chan!" Her sister ran forward to hug her tightly, making her yelp and then chuckle as she hugged back and let her go.

Koga nodded, smiling slightly. "That's fair enough. C'mon, the cave isn't far from here." He declared, turning to lead the way; a happy Korihime trotted after him, dragging Ah-Un that carried a flailing Jaken by the reins.

Getsu heard him inhale sharply and she looked up at him. "Are you sure you're all right with this?"

"I let you choose because I didn't want to be a complete jerk and drag you away like a child." Sesshomaru answered, his tone still stiff.

She raised a brow before she smiled softly, nodding and looking away. "Thank you for respecting my decision."

He nodded slightly, gold eyes lifting to stare at the back of the second male's head, bristling. "Hn."

If Koga tried anything, he would kill him for it.

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The dragon chirped lightly.

She paused short of coming closer to check on the two-headed steed to see he was removing the muzzle-like halters they had on their snouts, to give them a break she assumed.

He threw a glance up at the bleak gray sky overhead as snow threatened to fall again. "You should be inside; it's warmer in there." He advised, his voice breaching the quiet closed-off thicket making her ears twitch.

She blinked before she quieted, her arms she'd folded at her chest hugging her elbows absently. "Demons don't get cold, not as easily as humans. Besides, shouldn't you be the one inside? Just because you have that stole doesn't make you a walking hearth." She defended calmly, tilting her head to one side.

He smirked a little, lightly scritching the upper muzzle of Ah's head with a clawed index finger. "It's too crowded in there." He looked over his shoulder at her. "Which reminds me, why aren't you in there? They're your own breed of demon, not mine." He returned, curiosity flashing in his gold stare (even though he and his inner beast were silently grateful that she had peeled herself away from that arrogant Koga to visit him).

She shrugged, moving closer, her bare feet crunching softly on the three-inch layer of snowfall on the ground. "I didn't see you in there so I came to check on you; I guess Ah-Un is better company to you than the wolves." She mused with a sheepish look.

He quieted and placed the halters on the back of the dragon, turning to face her fully. "It beats smelling the stink of that dog's pack of strays." He replied with a wrinkle of his nose at the mention of the aforementioned clan leader's pack of wolves.

She chuckled and smiled with the same sheepish expression. "I know, the smell can be a bit overwhelming at first." She shrugged innocently. "Korihime likes it, living with the wolves. I'm only doing this for her; it feels like a long time since I've seen her look happy." Her eyes turned wistful as she seemed to recall some memory that was beyond his reach.

"Hn," he nodded, blinking as he noticed she had flurries in her hair; his face softened and he rolled his eyes, stepping closer. "You have snow in your hair," he mused, seeing her blink innocently.

She blushed, watching as he lifted a hand to brush the flurries of white out of her ebony hair she'd let down lately, staying still for him.

Their eyes locked, reminiscent of the first moment they met what felt like years ago; gold clashed with silver.

Sesshomaru finished brushing the flurries from her hair, letting his hand travel to cup her left cheek, his claws dragging softly against the crescent on her cheekbone.

Getsu shivered softly, the blush returning to her cheeks as he tilted her chin up gently; her eyes widened slightly as his eyes closed half-way and he inclined his head, her hands lifting to be placed against his chest, one hand holding onto a spiked point on his chest armor and the other bunching its fingers in the left shoulder of his kosode.

He kissed her softly, feeling her tremble and her hand in his kosode tighten, his inner beast growling in need to be with her own beast; she closed her eyes and kissed back, hearing her inner beast purr softly in satisfaction at her finally making a move.

Sesshomaru's free arm traveled to her waist, gently pulling her closer, deepening the kiss, as he felt her hand on his armor lift to curl in his silver hair.

Getsu shivered again and not because of the fresh snow falling down on them, leaning onto his chest when he squeezed her hips with his right arm.

The fact that they were so close to being within scent range of that damn wolf made his inner beast growl angrily at the possible intrusion: he really would have to murder him if he dared get anywhere near her right now.

She gently pushed on his chest to break the kiss, hearing a growl rumble deep in his chest at the untimely break, her breath coming in a soft fog as she panted a little.

He nosed her cheek, making her blink and then blush as his mouth kissed a trail to her throat; the familiar scent of a turned-on male assailed her nose once again as his fangs punctured the skin of the crook of her neck and his arm on her hips tightened possessively.

"S-Sesshomaru," she groaned, practically hearing her own beast and his humming loudly in pleasure.

He released her neck gently, nuzzling the spot where he'd marked her as his; her silver eyes looked up at his gold and she noted that his eyes had taken on that red glint again.

She blushed and slipped free of his arm, taking him by the hand and leading him away to a more private place as her inner beast guided her footsteps; his own inner beast was all too happy to oblige.

Several of the wolves that had huddled around the cave entrance growled a warning.

Koga looked up from admiring the long bow of the she-wolf at the noise his wolves were making. "Wonder what's gotten into them." He wondered.

Korihime began to answer before both wolf demons blinked at the scent of a mated female.

The wolves that had growled a warning then whimpered in reluctant yielding towards a being that was stronger than them and more intimidating, skulking away to regroup by their leader.

Getsu and Sesshomaru walked inside the cave… with Sesshomaru's arm wrapped around the former's hips possessively.

"H-hey, Koga, what's that scent? Getsu-chan is reeking of it…" One of his packmates, Ginta, piped up as he nudged his clan leader.

Sesshomaru sent him a stony look, ignoring the elbow jabbed into his side by the female he had his arm around, his gold eyes roaming to meet Koga's sky blue stare; smugness shown in his gold stare, briefly making him out to be more arrogant than Koga was.

Korihime grinned like an idiot at the confirmation scent: well, now she had a brother-in-law.

Getsu shot her a look, her eyes promising a quick beating if she so much as opened her mouth.

Koga huffed, "well now, I guess I don't hafta keep wonderin' if you two were ever gonna be an item. It's about friggin' time; from what Kori was tellin' me, you two have been beating around the bush for too damn long." He declared.

THWACK.

"Is that what you told him?" She cracked her knuckles, eyes closed calmly to the large bump on her sister's head.

She rubbed the bump gingerly, looking up at her sister and smiling cheekily. "Well it was bound to happen, wasn't it?" She remarked.

A vein twitched on her brow before she exhaled and looked at her fellow clan leader, "there's another snowfall coming, but we need to get moving before we lose scent of what we've been tracking." She smiled a little and bowed slightly. "Thanks for taking us in even though we didn't stay much longer than a week."

He briefly glanced at the stony expression on the male daiyokai's face before he nodded and smiled back at her. "Don't mention it; with luck we'll meet again one of these days." He replied with a shrug.

Korihime sweatdropped as both Ginta and Hakkaku hugged her tightly with crocodile tears in their eyes, laughing and gently pushing them away.

"Quit blubbering you two, geez yer supposed to be men!" Koga barked embarrassedly, shuffling to his feet to say his goodbye to the younger sister. "Kori, ya sure you don't wanna stick around? These two don't seem to want you to leave, considering how much they're cryin' like cubs…" He sweatdropped.

She looked between the trio of wolves to her sister for an answer.

Getsu shrugged. "It's on you, Kori-chan; I'm not Mama, so I can't tell you what to do. You're grown." She declared sheepishly.

Oh well that helps, she deadpanned, exhaling and shrugging away from the two wolves to bow lightly before the male clan leader. "I can't; Getsu-onee and me, we have something we need to finish. Besides, she and Sesshomaru are my pack; I can't just leave them." She declined, smiling apologetically.

Koga sent a look at the aforementioned Okami-Daiyokai before he sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Well if you're that serious… Y'know where to find me if you decide otherwise." He winked.

Korihime giggled and smiled, leaning up to kiss his cheek. "I do; see you around, wolf boy." She giggled again at seeing the blush that stained his cheeks pink at having her kiss his cheek, smiling at Ginta and Hakkaku before she trotted ahead of her packmates to go see Ah-Un, a slightly annoyed Jaken following to tend to the dragon steed.

Sesshomaru nodded to Koga, looking down at his mate. "Let's go." He beckoned, following his sister-in-law.

Getsu smiled sheepishly at the male wolf demons before she trotted after him to sidle up to his left side out of loyalty.

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(A few centuries later…)

"So the Shikon Jewel is shattered?"

"Yeah, apparently some priestess girl shattered it on accident with an arrow."

"I see." A wicked smirk formed on his pale face. "This will be an interesting challenge to find all the shards."

The woman huffed quietly and rubbed her neck. "So it seems, Naraku."

A/N: YES THEY MATED. FINALLY. /gets bricked

ahah but anyway, i did a timeskip so now the fic is on the same timeline as the canon plot. i might keep the episodes on an abridged version instead of like in 'We Are'. the Final Act will be covered too, btw, in the future. but i doubt i'm going to put in any of the movies (Swords of an Honorable Ruler, Fire on the Mystic Island). those will most likely be in a separate fic if i ever get the willpower to make one for the movies. xDD until next chap, enjoy~

Korihime: please review! thanks~