Chapter 11: 23 Days

Inuyasha was bored. Why?

Sesshomaru was out doing business and left Inuyasha alone to do nothing. He planned to just walk around aimlessly by himself. For some reason two guards kept following him, even though he was in the castle. Inuyasha was irritated by their presence, but he didn't exactly know how to tell them that.

Sesshomaru obviously had them follow him for a reason, and Inuyasha wanted to find out why now. He stopped walking, turning around and facing the guards with a frown of irritation.

"Why are you following me in here?" Inuyasha asked rudely, the guards looking at each other before back to him. The taller one spoke with a deep voice that made Inuyasha grit his teeth when it grated his nerves.

"Sesshomaru fears for your safety. His mother is coming to visit." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow of confusion, wondering what the old hag could possibly do. He sighed and kept on walking, deciding to go to the gardens. He stepped onto the soft grass, loving the feeling against his feet and between his toes.

The gardens were large, but nothing compared to his forest. Inuyasha wanted to go back so he could run, feel the wind on his face. Sesshomaru forbade him from doing any jumping or fast running, since he didn't want him to miscarry. Inuyasha had only rolled his eyes, but out of fear of what he would do he obeyed.

Inuyasha didn't know why he submitted, or why he even submitted now. The brute cared more about the pups than he cared about him anyway. Inuyasha's frown turned into something sadder, brushing his fingers over the flowers as he remembered the days when he could run without worrying. When he was completely and utterly free.

Inuyasha felt something warm fall down his cheek, touching a finger to it. He frowned in anger when he saw he was crying, rubbing his eyes with a soft growl of annoyance. He didn't have to obey Sesshomaru.

He didn't have to do anything he said!

Inuyasha jumped into the air, the guards yelling for him to stop. Inuyasha jumped from bush to bush, feeling the wind against his face, feeling the cold of the wind against his skin. He jumped onto the castle, going to the very top. He took in a breath of fresh air, finally no longer feeling suffocated.

He looked around, seeing the large forest beneath him. How bad he yearned to go there, to run free. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, prepared to go. He would be back…

No, he won't. He'll leave and be free until Sesshomaru learned that he wasn't just his toy he could suffocate.

"So you are his mate?" Inuyasha turned around with a frown, seeing a lady standing behind him. For some reason she resembled Sesshomaru so much, Inuyasha raising an eyebrow when he remembered one of the guards saying Sesshomaru's mother was coming.

Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest, lifting his nose to the air.

"Sesshomaru wouldn't know the first thing of being my mate," Inuyasha spat, the woman raising an eyebrow and chuckling softly. She took a step forward, Inuyasha very much on guard. She radiated an aura of something, and it wasn't good.

"My son is rather… Slow when it comes to understanding how other's feel." Inuyasha rolled his eyes; glad somebody else understood his struggles with the oaf.

"Tell me about it," he grumbled, the woman smiling wider.

"Would you like to go inside and speak?" She asked, Inuyasha lowering his arms with a frown of contemplation. He shook his head, turning away from her and looking to the forest.

"No. I feel trapped in there." The woman came to stand next to him, looking out to the forest as well. They were silent for a long moment, Inuyasha feeling his eyes burn as he felt like crying again.

"Do you miss the forest?" The woman asked, Inuyasha sighing softly and nodding. He missed it more than anything.

"What's your name anyway?" Inuyasha asked, the woman giving him a small smile before looking back to the forest.

"I go by many names, but you may call me Lady Mizuki. Or if you wish, just Mizuki." Inuyasha nodded, giving her a small smile back.

"My names Inuyasha," he told her, Mizuki chuckling softly as her eyes glanced to him. That aura seemed to dissipate from her, and Inuyasha no longer felt she would be a threat. He didn't put down his guard though, his eyes looking back to the forest.

"I know your name Inuyasha. I have heard stories of your fight with Naraku." Inuyasha was a tad taken aback, Mizuki giving him a small smile as she turned to face him. Inuyasha turned as well, his eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

"Would you like to tell me in more detail of your adventures over lunch?" Inuyasha smiled, never meeting someone who really knew of his fight with the demon. They went back inside and Inuyasha told everything to the best he could. The guards stayed away out of fear of Mizuki's wrath, but Inuyasha wasn't afraid anymore. They ate lunch before heading to the library, and by then Inuyasha was getting tired.

He fell back on the chair, slouching as he sighed softly. He rubbed his stomach, not really showing yet in his pregnancy. Mizuki looked to his stomach, Inuyasha smiling softly as he rested back.

"At first I was angry when I found out I was pregnant," he told her, Mizuki meeting his eyes. Inuyasha looked away, looking back to his stomach. He rubbed a thumb over his belly button, smelling the difference in his scent.

"Now I'm happy. But I wonder if the pups matter more to him than me." Inuyasha frowned, shaking his head violently.

"Not that I care anyway," he grumbled, standing up from his seat when his tiredness went away. He walked over to a bookcase, looking to where he and Sesshomaru had played around many times. Inuyasha blushed, looking away and mentally shaking away the thoughts.

"Inuyasha," Mizuki tsked, Inuyasha feeling a hand touch his head. He looked over his shoulder to Mizuki, the woman giving him a small smile before ruffling his hair. Inuyasha felt like he was with his mother again, and the feeling made him warm. He couldn't find another way to explain it, and the feeling confused him.

Sesshomaru had guards surround him and trap him in to protect him from somebody who showed him this type of acceptance?
Why was Sesshomaru so against her seeing him?

"When I came here, I was contemplating killing you." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, suddenly knowing exactly why Sesshomaru tried to keep her away from him. Mizuki smiled though, pulling Inuyasha into an embrace.

"My son may not see it yet Inuyasha, but you are special. And no matter how much it doesn't seem like it, his feelings for you are true." Inuyasha was released, his eyes wide in confusion and surprise. Mizuki grabbed his hand, turning it palm up before putting something in it and closing his fingers around it.

It was warm in his hand; it's sides soft though slightly protruding. He looked down to his hand when she let go, opening his fingers. It was a small black bracelet with three crescent diamonds, Inuyasha tilting his head in confusion as he lifted it up to his eyes.

"When Sesshomaru was your age, he made that for his future mate. He had given up on finding one, but I knew he would one day." Inuyasha looked back to Mizuki. She touched a hand to his cheek, her eyes kind despite her earlier hint of wanting to kill him.

"Give him time Inuyasha. He is a slow one." Inuyasha nodded numbly, Mizuki giving him a smile before turning to leave. The shoji slammed open though, Sesshomaru standing there with his eyes flashing red. Inuyasha's ears went flat against his head when he grew afraid of what Sesshomaru might do, moving behind Mizuki.

"Get away from him," Sesshomaru growled, Mizuki merely tilting her head.

"He is not harmed. He has proven his worth." Inuyasha peeked from behind her when Sesshomaru's angered aura reduced slightly, the demon's eyes meeting his. Mizuki looked over her shoulder, Inuyasha looking from Sesshomaru to Mizuki.

"Inuyasha, come here." Inuyasha looked back to Sesshomaru, narrowing his eyes slightly. He moved behind Mizuki again, shaking his head.

"No." Mizuki chuckled when Sesshomaru frowned in annoyance, turning around and touching a hand to Inuyasha's head. Inuyasha frowned up at her, Mizuki slicking back his hair. Inuyasha felt that warmth again, his frown lessening some. Mizuki moved her hand away from him and walked over to the shoji, leaving Inuyasha with Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru's eyes screamed punishment, which only made Inuyasha want to run to Mizuki again. He squashed that feeling though, looking away from the demon.

"Come here now, Inuyasha." Inuyasha took a step back instead, his eyes snapping to Sesshomaru when the demon took a step forward.

"Why should I? All you ever do is lock me up like a trained dog!" Inuyasha didn't mean to yell, but that was how it came out. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed in warning, Inuyasha taking another step back. Inuyasha's ears were flat against his head, and his body could hardly move. He felt like he had been trained to submit, but his mind couldn't follow the rest of his body.

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru warned, Inuyasha flinching away from him. The hanyou narrowed his eyes, growling softly in the back of his throat.

"What Sesshomaru! Are you gonna hit me again!" Inuyasha growled, Sesshomaru closing the library shoji behind him and locking it. Inuyasha suddenly felt very exposed, his eyes burning as he feared what he would do to him. Sesshomaru bolted forward, Inuyasha yelping when he was pinned against a bookcase. He couldn't stop the tears that fell, screaming at the hormones of his pregnancy as he turned his head away.

"D-Don't touch me," Inuyasha whispered weakly, his voice shaking as he tried to hold back his sobs. Sesshomaru grabbed his chin, forcing him to look at him. Inuyasha wanted to scream for help but couldn't, suddenly feeling so weak and vulnerable.

Sesshomaru's red eyes calmed when they saw Inuyasha's tears, going back to normal. Inuyasha tried not to fall when Sesshomaru let him go with a look of shock, moving away from him and running towards the shoji. He tore it open and broke the lock, running towards his old room. He opened the shoji and ran in, slamming it shut.

Inuyasha had never felt so weak, and the thought made him hate Sesshomaru. Inuyasha walked over to his bed, looking to tetsusaiga. He couldn't even sum up the confidence to pick it up, tearing off the kimono he wore. He went to his bathroom, running the water. He filled it up almost to the top before pulling the string again, getting into the water.

He sunk down till his mouth touched the water, his hair flowing around him. He wiped away his tears, blowing some bubbles to calm himself down. He knew his hormones were running rampant, but he couldn't fight them in the least. He was weak, he was vulnerable, and he was worth nothing more than his pups. He looked to the bracelet he had put on, remembering what Mizuki had told him.

He took it off, throwing it across the room. He heard the shoji open, sinking more into the water. He didn't dare look at Sesshomaru, hearing him close the shoji before locking it. Inuyasha looked away from him when he sat down next to him by the side of the tub, feeling a hand touch his cheek.

Inuyasha wanted to lean into that touch, but instead he pulled away. Sesshomaru grabbed his chin, Inuyasha forced to meet his eyes. Sesshomaru let goof his chin, running his fingers over the trails of his tears.

"Forgive me Inuyasha," Sesshomaru whispered softly, his eyes pleading for his forgiveness. Inuyasha wanted to yell no in his face, but he couldn't get the word out. Instead he looked to the water, sniffling softly.

"I don't want to be locked up anymore," Inuyasha whispered, Sesshomaru silent as he let Inuyasha speak.

"I want to move around, without the thought your guards are gonna just trap me in again. It makes me go in-insane…" Inuyasha trailed off, his voice cracking at the end. He grit his teeth, trying hard to hide his weakness. He cursed his hormones for making him act like a hopeless female, Sesshomaru staying silent for a long moment.

"Do you wish to go to your forest?" Sesshomaru asked, Inuyasha nodding silently. Sesshomaru slicked back some of Inuyasha's hair, sighing softly as he grabbed on and gave his hair a small tug.

"Then we shall go." Inuyasha looked to him in shock and confusion, Sesshomaru's eyes calm and contemplating. He wiped away a stray tear, Inuyasha sniffling softly with a small smile.

"Really?" he asked, Sesshomaru nodding once. Inuyasha would have jumped up and kissed him, but instead he just looked back to the water. His ears sprang back up happily, Inuyasha glad for once the brute actually listened.

"If this will make you happy Inuyasha, then we can go whenever you feel like it." Inuyasha looked to Sesshomaru in shock, his smile becoming large until it hurt his face. Sesshomaru leaned in, kissing his lips.

Inuyasha pressed into it, lifting his arms from the water and wrapping them around Sesshomaru's neck. Inuyasha gasped when he was lifted out of the water, Sesshomaru carrying him to the bed. Inuyasha gasped when he was dropped, feeling the sheets grow wetter beneath him. Sesshomaru took off his armor before undoing his obi, stripping quickly. Inuyasha moved up the bed some, Sesshomaru moving over him.

Inuyasha looked away with a blush, Sesshomaru leaning down and kissing Inuyasha's chest. He vaguely realized his usual beige nipples were now pink, almost looking swollen. He leaned down, licking one and looking up when Inuyasha moaned. The hanyou seemed caught off guard, Sesshomaru smirking and sticking out his tongue.

He licked it again, Inuyasha touching a hand to the back of his head as his eyes closed in bliss. Sesshomaru sucked on it softly, Inuyasha arching against him with moans of pleasure. Sesshomaru let it go, Inuyasha hard against him.

Sesshomaru bit off his claws, touching a finger to Inuyasha's hole. He looked down when he felt something wet, raising an eyebrow when he realized Inuyasha was making natural lubricant again.

He pressed a finger inside, Inuyasha gasping as he arched away from the feeling. Sesshomaru wouldn't let him escape though, pressing in a second finger. Inuyasha grabbed his wrist, gasping for breath as he moved his fingers slowly inside of him. Inuyasha whimpered in pleasure, pushing down against his fingers as his body accepted them.

Sesshomaru hissed in pleasure, taking out his fingers to replace them with something bigger. Inuyasha opened his eyes when his legs were lifted onto Sesshomaru's shoulders, his mind confused. Inuyasha's eyes closed tight when he felt something hot press against him, his body unprepared for the member that intruded it.

Inuyasha felt weak beneath him, gripping the sheets as Sesshomaru pushed in all of the way slowly before stopping. They were both panting at the new feeling, Inuyasha no longer feeling the horrible stretching pain that accompanied their mating. His body was jerking as it tried to push him back out but pull him in closer, his eyes opening and becoming lidded.

Sesshomaru groaned, leaning down and bending Inuyasha in half slightly. Inuyasha groaned in discomfort, Sesshomaru lowering his legs and holding them in his arms. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around his neck, Sesshomaru kissing him deeply before pulling out and thrusting back in. Inuyasha gasped into his mouth, Sesshomaru starting a quick and brutal pace.

Inuyasha clung to him, crying out into his mouth with each thrust. Sesshomaru pulled away to lick and suck his nipples, Inuyasha throwing his head back with a screaming moan. Sesshomaru felt Inuyasha push back against his member, his hips rolling in circles with each thrust. It was obvious his nipples were pleasure buttons right then, and Sesshomaru wanted to make his mate as happy as possible.

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha screamed when he jabbed his prostate, Sesshomaru thrusting in that same general area. Inuyasha thought he would die, pulling Sesshomaru's hair as he yearned to bask in the feeling forever and also never feel this again.

He reached between his thighs to stroke himself, Sesshomaru grabbing his wrists and pinning them to the bed on an instinct. Inuyasha wrapped his ankles around his waist, taking his brute force happily. Sesshomaru had been gentle with him since his pregnancy had been confirmed, and now he was going wild. It wasn't painful wild, but either way Inuyasha loved it.

"Fuck me! Sessh oh gods please!" Inuyasha cried out, Sesshomaru rising up from his nipples to kiss his lips. Inuyasha whimpered loudly into his mouth, cumming hard between their bodies. Sesshomaru didn't cum as well, still hell bent on going. Inuyasha took the brunt of his thrusts with a scream of pleasure, Sesshomaru stopping after a few minutes and cumming with a roar of pleasure.

Inuyasha fell back with a groan, Sesshomaru pulling out and turning onto his side with a groan. Inuyasha turned over, kissing his lips. He pressed a half hard member against Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru looking to him with a raised eyebrow. Inuyasha chuckled, kissing a line down Sesshomaru's body.

Sesshomaru would give him whatever he wanted if this was the result.