This chapter, and the following one(epilogue), are written in what my husband referred to as

omniscant author mode. Please enjoy.

Still broke, which means that I don't own HP or Inuyasha or make any money from writing these stories. Which means that I do this solely for the entertainment value.

Revised fall 2013

The answers that Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were almost impatient for had had to wait for the entire three weeks of their new mate's heat cycle. The only reason the two of them weren't ready to explode with curiosity had to do with the fact that it was damn difficult to be upset that their answers weren't forthcoming was because the person with the answers was writhing and whimpering and moaning; begging to be taken with every aspect of his lithe, luscious body as he was overwhelmed with the onset of his instincts to please his mates and entice them to fill him full of their seed in his desire to bare their pups. Or in his case, it would be acceptable to refer to any future offspring as kits.

The first sign that Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were close to having an actual conversation with their new, still unnamed, mate, was the morning of the twenty-second day after they met.

The three males were curled up together in a tangle of limbs on the custom-made, double sized california king bed that had pride of place in the master suite. The floor to ceiling windows that spanned the entirety of the bedroom wall behind them, while tinted, still let in a large amount of natural light: not helped in the slightest by the fact that the windows faced the sunrise. When those early morning rays became more intense the further up the sun rose, they struck the faces of the males at rest on the bed. This had not been a problem in the very recent past because the half-Kitsune was very enthusiastic when woken up, for any reason, and the sun's glare hadn't caused any difficulties in the more distant past because Sesshomaru was the only one who had used this suite. And since he only used it when in London on business, he was already up and about by the time the sun would have risen enough to become a nuisance.

This fine morning however, when the half-Kitsune was woken up by the harsh glare he was anything but thrilled, to judge by the grumbling and swearing that could be faintly heard. Eventually, the sun had finally irritated him enough as he twitched and fussed that he woke up enough to note that he really had to find a toilet, if the pressure on his bladder was any indication. Blinking furiously in the bright light and only half-awake, Harry squirmed his way out of the tangle of blankets he had seemingly slept in last night. As he dropped off of a bed that was much larger and taller than he could recall it being, Harry ran his fingers through his knee-length ebony locks, grateful that his demonic genes allowed such a mass to be almost tangle free. Harry looked around his bedroom as he made his way to the door that would open onto the hallway, admiring the sunken, circular firepit, fascinated by the antique looking weapons on his walls, and enthralled as he noted a massive aquarium in passing. He was so caught up in watching the fish and anemones that he almost walked into the door; however, he managed to catch himself just in time.

Opening the door, Harry was pleased to note that the walk to the bathroom took less time than usual this morning and made his way over to the small alcove that was playing host to the toilet. It was as Harry was washing up afterwards that his half-aware mind decided that it was time to replay the last several minutes of his life.

"What a minute...since when does my bedroom have a fireplace?" Harry asked himself as he stared at his reflection in the massive, gilded monstrosity of a mirror mounted on the wall before him. He could feel adrenalin beginning to pump throughout his system as he quickly swung his head from side to side, taking in the evidence that he was absolutely not at the Dursley's house, nor was he at the Burrow or Grimmauld place, the only other two places that he might reasonably expect to wake up in. The insanely large bathroom he was in looked like something a person might find in a modern day castle. Harry had been staring into a mirror that took up the entire wall above what looked to be four sinks and was framed out in an ornately carved and gilded piece of mastercraftsmanship. The counters and their carved out sinks appeared to be made of some stone that had gold streaks shot throughout it. The toilet had it's own private alcove that could be closed off from the rest of the room for maximum privacy. And the bathing area was just insane! It looked like a tropical pool with the numerous plantings around it. Stepping slightly closer as his curiosity briefly surged to the forefront over his slight panic, Harry was able to see that the back wall of the small swimming pool/obscenely large tub was created to look like a cliff face, complete with what looked like a waterfall falling from up near the ceiling that Harry assumed was meant to be used as a shower.

"Where am I?!" Harry faintly asked the room at large.

"You are in our penthouse of course," said a matter of fact voice that sounded oddly familiar to Harry. "It seems that you are rather alert and in complete control of your senses today so where would you like to have your, and our, questions answered? I am rather sure that you must have many questions that you wish to be given answers to as I know that I and my brother do as well. May I suggest either the solarium over breakfast or, if you would rather eat in peace, the library afterwards."

Harry whipped his over to the side so fast that he upset his balance and had to grasp at the nearest surface to steady himself.

"Who are you?" he asked the tall, athletic-looking male that was standing in the doorway.

"I think that should wait until we may all sit down and have a chance to question one another. Suffice to say, that I and my brother, who is still laying in bed, mean you no harm and, in fact, would do rather a lot to prevent any harm from befalling you."

"Um...yeah. That's okay, I guess."

Harry thought about it for a moment as he stared at the male and took in his appearance. He was very tall, looking to be about 6'3" at least, judging by the way Harry felt positively loomed over even with the distance between the two of them. The other man also had floor length, moonlight-hued hair, what seemed to be tattoos on his face, and extremely long fingernails. He was also wearing black pajama bottoms that looked like they were made of silk.

Sesshomaru just calmly ignored the way his new mate was staring at him and glided over to the toilet alcove, where he slid a pocket door out of the wall to block the view from the rest of the room. He was not surprised to find that the little half-Kitsune was still lost in thought, but was now just staring vaguely at the room in general, than at Sesshomaru specifically, when he exited the alcove. Sesshomaru simply ignored the way the other male was acting, knowing that today he and Inuyasha would finally have their many questions answered. It was while he was drying his hands off, that he was given an answer to his question of where the discussion would occur.

"Um...if you don't mind," Harry started to say, then blushed as his stomach could be heard as it rumbled loudly. "I would like to wait until after we eat for the more intense or indepth questions and answers, but could we get to some of the easier ones over breakfast? You know, things like names and where we are? How I ended up here would be considered one of the harder questions that can keep until after I have some food in me."

Sesshomaru thought that the blush that spread over the little one's face was fascinating and decided to see if he could get it to spread any further over the pale expanse of skin.

"That would be more than acceptable, little one. If I may," Sesshomaru suggested, making sure to keep eye contact. "You are certainly welcome to continue to dress as you currently are, it is lovely after all. But if you get chilled, help yourself to anything you find in any drawer or closet."

Sesshomaru counted himself well rewarded by the slightly confused expression that morphed rather quickly into a look of horrified embarrassment, with a blush that spread, most attractively, across his delicate face and down his slender neck, fading out at the top part of his chest as the Kitsune quickly moved both hands so that they were covering his more private area. Looking on with a facade of bland indifference on his countenance, Sesshomaru watched the little one sidle past him, rotating so as to not present his back side, and slip out of the room. Only then did Sesshomaru allow his composure to slip as a feral, appreciative grin slipped onto his lips.

'Positively delicious,' Sesshomaru leered mentally.

Harry, once out of sight, quickly began to dart around the massive bedroom. He was much more alert than the last time he saw it, though he still didn't absorb the many details, simply because he was in a hurry to find either a dresser or a closet. Harry was triumphant in his pursuit of clothing when he stumbled into a walk-in closet that was bigger than the dorm room in Gryffindor that he shared with four other guys. Not really caring about what he might wear as long as it offered him full coverage and allowed him some comfort for his tails, Harry slipped on what looked like a woman's very expensive dressing gown. It was a rich, saturated sky-blue color, covered in embroided cherry blossoms, and felt like it had to made of either satin or heavy silk. Harry couldn't control the pleasant shiver as the luxurious material caressed his bare skin. Once he had it on, he pulled his long hair out from under it and quickly tied it shut with the matching sash. It was slightly uncomfortable where his tails were, but a small flair of what Harry was coming to recognize as his demonic powers, accompanied by a slight popping noise, had his tails properly fanned out behind him and the robe sitting much better. Only then, when he was completely covered, did Harry exit the closet and let himself take in the splendor of the room.

The first thing Harry noticed about the room was the absolutely massive bed. It was bigger than his entire bedroom at Privet Dr. and dominated the large bedroom from where it sat before the floor to ceiling windows on a raised platform. Again, it looked like the fabric of choice was silk, this time in the form of sapphire blue sheets, although the comforter looked to be made of some type of thick, luxurious fur that Harry couldn't identify. Taking his focus off of the bed that he see had a rather large lump in the middle of it, clearly indicating that someone was still using it, Harry turned his attention to the rest of the room, which was amazing. The walls were painted white, which might have been a bit overwhelming with the bright sunlight streaming in, if they weren't almost completely covered by paintings or tapestries in every style imaginable and anywhere there failed to be a piece of beautiful wall art, there hung instead some sort of weapon. The furnishings were a hodgepodge of various styles and eras in numerous colors and materials that somehow made a breathtaking whole as one looked around. Harry gave a brief look to the built in, sunken, round fireplace in the middle of the room, but quickly moved on from there when the aquarium built into the far wall near a set of double doors caught his attention. Moving forward until he was within arm's reach, Harry lost himself in enjoyment as he watched the fish dive and swirl amongst the coral and anemones.

Harry didn't know how long he stayed like that, lost in the mesmerizing dance the fish were performing naturally, but he quickly returned to himself when the much taller male from the bathroom gently touched his back.

"If you would accompany me, I shall take you to the solarium. I was unsure what foods you might prefer to eat, so when I called down to room service I just ordered a couple of everything on the breakfast menu, along with a few special orders that a Kitsune acquaintance of mine vastly enjoys."

Harry nodded his head in stunned agreement and wordlessly walked with the male as he tried to get over his shock at the ease the other male had at identifying him as a Kitsune. It wasn't until he was seated at an ornate, wrought iron table in a chair that the other male had pulled out for him and surrounded by an amazing assortment of plants that he could only identify a few of even with his vast knowledge thanks to Petunia Dursley's obsession with having him work himself from dawn to dusk so that she could win the annual garden contest she would enter, that he found his voice again. Just as he was about to speak up and try and ask a few of the questions that were beginning to bounce off of the inside of his skull, a small buzzing noise was heard.

"Ah, most excellent timing. If you will give me but a moment," Sesshomaru said as he moved gracefully away from the table and glided over to the door they had entered the room through. Once there, he pressed a button on the inset panel. That done, he turned back to the table and his new Beta.

"That was the service staff letting me know that they are here with our meal, if you were curious. I let them know where we were choosing to eat so that they may bring our meal to us."

Harry immediately began to panic at the thought of someone seeing his Kitsume features, his ears slicking themselves to his head in his distress.

"But-"

"Hush, little one. There is no need for worry and stress on your part. Surely you did not think that I was a human, did you? This tower is owned, in part, by myself and is operated by, and for, demonkind."

Sesshomaru smiled slightly at the adorable sight of the little black fox ears popping back up and beginning to flick and twitch, trying to catch all of the noise in the suite. Making his way back to the table, Sesshomaru had just seated himself opposite the petite half-breed at the small table when several servers entered the solarium, pushing a loaded trolley in front of them. The next several minutes were a blur of movement and enticing scents as the servers made short work of setting the table for three, as Sesshomaru ordered, uncovering the dishes and placing several on the table as well as maneuvering the still laden trolley into convenient reach of those sitting at the table. The servers left the second the last dish was presented.

There was silence then except for the scraping of silverware as the two males helped themselves to the various dishes, as well as the occasional asking of something to be passed over. Once the plates were full, and juice had been poured for Harry with coffee poured for Sesshomaru, Harry began to fidget slightly before grabbing his Gryffindor courage with both hands, as it were, and asking the most basic question he could think of.

"So...what's your name?" Harry winced at how inane that question was, but he really wanted to know.

"My name in Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands, Head of the Inu clan. What is your name, little one?"

"Harry Potter. Technically, Lord Potter of the Ancient and Noble House of Potter, but I have to get into my bank to get confirmation and sign off on some paperwork since I just came of age to claim my title on the 31st," Harry rambled on without thought as he concentrated on the most delicious Quiche he had ever had. Harry didn't know everything that was in it, but he was able to identify the eggs and chicken at least: both items appealing immensely to his fox side.

"Oh yeah. I think that I'm also the Heir to the Dark and Honourable House of Black. At least that was what my Godfather Sirius said to me briefly the last time I saw him which was just before the Aurors picked him up for a new trial. Not that he had a trial the first time," Harry grimaced in remembrance before digging into some salmon. "I mean, really! How difficult is it to make sure that a person is given a full trial when arrested, not just thrown into prison because everyone knows that they are guilty. I know the war had just ended and the idiots in charge wanted to look like they were at least doing something, but honestly! Stupid sheeple!"

"Oh, yeah! I think that I might be the Lord Slytherin by right of conquest based on what my friend Neville, Lord of the Strong and Noble House of Longbottom, said in passing to me one day. I really need to get in to Gringotts and check on things. They may be vicious little buggers that hate wizards, but the goblins are absolutely the last word on anything that impacts their bank and the gold in it."

Sesshomaru looked in amazement as the little one, now named Harry Potter, rambled on, letting out more and more information that Sesshomaru dearly wanted the answers for. What war? What's an auror? The House of Black, combined with the name of Sirius, triggered a memory of a big media blitz a year or two ago when an escaped, mass-mudering convict named Sirius Black was talked about everywhere. Was the Godfather the same man? Just who was his new mate?

The two males had almost finished eating when Inuyasha wandered into the room, blinking sleepily. Sesshomaru wondered what he was doing up as he could barely keep his eyes open. Or at least he wondered right up until he heard a massive gurgling grumble from Inuyasha's midsection. Inuyasha almost fell into the chair between Harry and Sess. Sesshomaru, knowing that his brother and mate was almost useless when he was this tired, wordlessly filled the plate before his Beta with all of the male's favorites.

While Sesshomaru took care of the food, Harry kindly filled the various drink recepticles with a wide selection of beverages, not knowing just what the new male would want to drink. Harry had his answer quickly as the the coffee cup he had just filled was snatched up and downed in a few gulps. Snickering quietly at the almost resigned expression on Sesshomaru's face as he glared lightly at the person who had to be the brother Sess had briefly mentioned, Harry refilled the coffee mug. When this one was merely sipped at, instead of being downed like the elixir of life, Harry went back to the remnants of his meal, determined to both enjoy the fruit tarts and eat them quickly so that he could have that in depth discussion that was promised.

Fortunately Inuyasha ate both quickly and neatly, a pleasant treat for Harry who had become used to Ron's eating habits which were to shovel in as much food as possible in the shortest amount of time and rather failed when it came to using any form of manners unless his mother was eating at the table with him. So it was only about 15 minutes later, and after an introduction by Sesshomaru, that saw the three males seated before a relaxing fire in overstuffed, oversized chairs in the library. At which point, Harry was bombarded by information as Sesshomaru, with Inuyasha chiming in from time to time, filled in what took them to Surrey in the first place. He also was given information about the two males being dog, or inu, demons. It was while Sesshomaru was informing a blushing Harry about the three-week-long mating that occurred, and what other options he would have had if Harry been raised by demons instead of the horrible Dursleys where he had been found, that the information about Inuyasha's own heat, and subsequent pupping, by Sesshomaru came to light.

"Wait! I thought you two were brothers? How can you be mates too?" Harry asked, looking stunned as he turned his head from side to side, letting him see the males on either side of him.

"Demon blood," Sesshomaru began. "It is very potent and removes any impurities from the bloodlines. Also, siblings do not mate each other every generation. It does happen often enough to be thought of as a common occurence, but it is not at all like the ancient Egyptians who married sisters, brothers, mothers, and fathers without a care in the world for millennia. It generally occurs when a bloodline is near the extinction point with very few members of mating age to repopulate the clan."

"That's what you took out of our little talk," Inuyasha leaned forward in his chair with an expression of disbelief. "We tell you that you are now the Beta mate to two inu demons, we've had almost non-stop sex for the last three weeks with a good chance that you, a male, are preggers, and what you get hung up on is the fact that Sess and I are brothers!? Well, technically half brothers, but still!"

Harry just flashed them a bemused looking smile before responding.

"I've known for a while that some creatures have mating habits that aren't what a human would accept as "normal", so the heat thing, while surprising, isn't that big a deal. I wasn't expecting a three-week long mating orgy, but, hey, what can you do? I've learned to just take things as they come and make the best out of them."

"Oh?" Sesshomaru spoke up, looking interested as he figured that now was the time for him to have his own questions answered. "That seems like a rather odd attitude for someone of your young years. And how did you come to learn about non-human mating habits? Those disgusting humans you were staying with don't seem like the type to ensure that anything outside their extremely limited definition of normal would have any sort of care provided for them, let alone seeing to your much needed education."

"I suppose it comes of having a maniacal, sadistic, mass-murderer after me since I was born. Not that I knew about it until I went off to school. Which is also where I learned about non-humans and several of their habits. I will admit that I didn't learned all that much about demons until this year, since demonology isn't covered until the seventh year curriculum normally, but my friend Neville filled me in on quite a bit when I was stuck in the infirmary recently. Turned out that one of his ancestors...can someone who's still alive be called an ancestor?" Harry mused before continuing on. "Anyway, he said his family is related to some demon named Jinenji, which is where the Longbottom family's gift for plants came from."

Harry was halted from continuing when he heard a loud thump. Turning his head quickly to the side, it was easy to figure out what had caused the noise. Inuyasha was currently sprawled out on the floor, having fallen off of his chair, and was looking up at Harry with an expression of shock.

"I think asking the question of who you are needed to be accompanied by what are you."

Harry couldn't hide his wince at what Sesshomaru said. It hurt to hear something so similar to what the Dursley's would have said come out of the mouth of someone who didn't know him and was, by demon customs and instincts, supposed to be supportive of him and choose him first. Harry didn't even notice that tears had started to slip from his eyes until a strong and masculine, yet oddly delicate, hand came into his view as it placed itself under his chin, forcing it to rise. Meeting the amber eyes of Sesshomaru, Harry was stunned to see only traces of light humor in his face.

"Whatever you are, does not make any bit of difference to us you know. You were choosen as our mate based entirely on the fact of your power, which is an irresistable draw to demons to find such a powerful mate, and the delicate beauty that you have. Now we just get to find out about the little quirks that make up the rest of you," Sesshomaru said. "We have choosen you. And we have choosen extremely well."

Harry blinked back the remnants of his tears as he flung himself forward into his Alpha's arms, feeling the arms of his other Alpha wrap around him as well. Once he was calmer, Harry lifted his head up from where it had become comfortably nestled under Sesshomaru's chin.

"I'm half-Kitsune," Harry paused for a moment and drew a deep breath. "And half-Wizard."

Well, I have to say that I wasn't going to have this chapter, but the epilogue just wasn't working, so I came back and reviewed what I had going on in the story so far. Hence, this chapter, which practically wrote itself and seems to lead into the epilogue much better. I still can't get over the response this story has garnered and have been squealing endlessly over it. Thanks to all, especially my reviewers.

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