Imperial Lord by sesshou_lover
Imperial Lord
Unfortunately I’ve been very busy lately. I finally am all applied to grad school and for the moment I have a break from taking Japanese. So I have a little extra time and energy to do some more writing. I wanted to be able to get some other stories worked on, but this challenge distracted me before I could do it and so here it is. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Inuyasha, but alas, it’s not to be so.
Imperial Lord
Imperial - Characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies
Sesshoumaru didn’t know what it was about Inuyasha but something about the hanyou kept reminding him of an unruly pup. Of course, it could be argued that compared to him the hanyou was still a pup, but that wasn’t necessarily what he thought about when he looked at his half brother. He thought of the pups that ran around the den in the western citadel, learning about what it meant to be inu still.
Inuyasha easily could have fit in with the little ones. A slight smirk lit his face. Hell, Sesshoumaru wouldn’t be surprised if the small pups would outsmart the hanyou all things considered. The boy had no idea how to deal with the world of the inu. He continued to play at being an alpha when clearly it was this Sesshoumaru with all the power.
The bastard should have felt lucky Sesshoumaru felt responsible for the hanyou’s pack and sought its continued protection. If it hadn’t been for his teachings through fights the hanyou never would have improved his techniques. Sesshoumaru knew it as sure as the sun rose each day. Did the hanyou appreciate it? Of course he didn’t. He actually thought his growth came from himself and not the benevolence of his alpha. One day Sesshoumaru knew he’d have to teach the boy exactly who was in charge of the group.
His eyes traveled the group taking in the monk and his female sitting together speaking in low tones. He passed them over to watch the pups; his Rin and the fox kit, playing with the neko a little too near the fire. He opened his mouth to speak when the other human female, the alpha bitch of the pack shooed them away. Sesshoumaru hid his smile at that.
A human girl as an alpha bitch, would wonders never cease? He couldn’t imagine his father’s human mistress in the same role. Izayoi had been much too soft for such a strong roll. Hell, this human girl, barely older than the pups hardly seemed a likely candidate for the role of one with such power. But considering their “alpha” he supposed it made a lot of sense. He scented the air as she passed him. No, she smelled older than the pups, ripe for child bearing. His nose twitched. Without the stink of humanity on her she certainly smelled more refreshing than any other female creature he’d encountered in all his centuries of living. He would need to find an alpha bitch for his main pack soon before his inner inu decided to take this one from the sub pack.
The pups hugged the alpha bitch. His lips curled in a sneer. Yes, he would need a bitch of his own, a proper one that Rin could really learn from. This one attracted his inner inu too much. Already he could imagine her swollen with his first pup. His cock twitched.
“Kagome, where’s my ramen?” Inuyasha shouted. Sesshoumaru’s sneer increased the slightest bit more. Certainly Inuyasha could be worse than an unruly pup.
“You just ate Inuyasha,” Kagome said, exasperation tingeing her voice. But Sesshoumaru noticed that she prepared that nasty noodle stuff anyway for the hanyou. Sesshoumaru leaned further back against the trunk of the tree to watch her work. “Would you like something Sesshoumaru-sama,” she asked him a moment later. He responded negatively.
Maybe he shouldn’t bother to pick another female right now. The current alpha bitch was good enough. As he didn’t have to necessarily reproduce offspring yet, he could perhaps be bothered to spend time with a human female until someone better came along. She at least could be polite and treat him with the respect due his station. His eyes narrowed slightly. The real question he had to ask himself had to do with her ability to be submissive enough.
As she’d aged he hadn’t witnessed that same annoying tendency to speak without thinking. But he hardly thought she’d obey all his commands without question either. Hmmm…what to do?
“Kagome,” he called to her. She turned the question clearly in her eyes. “Do not give him anything else to eat. He has had more than enough.” For a moment it looked as if she wouldn’t obey his command. Then she shrugged before she gave Inuyasha’s noodles to the pups. Sesshoumaru was satisfied.
“You can’t tell her what to do!”
Sesshoumaru ignored Inuyasha’s mouth. The other two humans turned to watch the confrontation brewing. With a motion of his hand, Sesshoumaru sent Kagome to stand with the rest of her pack. It pleased him greatly that she obeyed him so well. Now if he could only get the bastard pup of his father to do the same.
~*~
Kagome had no idea what possessed her to actually listen to Sesshoumaru, but whatever it was, she continued to do it. After all, she’d be a fool to upset Sesshoumaru. Quite frankly, she wasn’t sure that Inuyasha could really take his older brother in a fight should it be necessary.
“Do you know what’s going on?” Sango asked her quietly. Kagome shook her head.
Miroku rubbed at his chin, his eyes intent on the two brothers. Inuyasha had jumped right into Sesshoumaru’s reclining face, growling about who’s right it was to give demands in the group. Sesshoumaru hadn’t done anything yet, but all knew it would be only a matter of time before one of them struck.
“I think things are about to change in our group,” Miroku said.
“What do you mean?” Kagome asked.
He shrugged. “Well, obviously Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha both see themselves in charge.” Inuyasha chose that moment to strike. Sesshoumaru avoided the hit easily before he knocked Inuyasha’s head into a tree.
“I think I get what you’re saying now,” Kagome said, as she paid attention to the body language of the two inuyoukai. “Even before we all joined together Sesshoumaru had the tendency to show up on occasion.”
“And he always harassed Inuyasha,” Sango put in.
Kagome nodded absently, but tried not to think of it in terms of that. “What if it wasn’t to harass Inuyasha, but for some other reason? What if he saw himself as our imperial leader” they both stared at Kagome, who shrugged. “It basically means he sees our group as an extension of his own small group.”
Miroku finally nodded. “So, then Sesshoumaru is essentially now taking a more active role in ruling our pack. And Inuyasha is fighting that control because he thinks of us as his solely.”
They all turned when they heard the sound of a mighty crash. Inuyasha had gone done and it didn’t look as if he were getting up anytime soon. Sesshoumaru turned to the three humans who stared at him. No one said a word for a long moment until Sesshoumaru took a step in their direction, his eyes directly on Kagome. “Come bitch. Your alpha requires your presence.”
Kagome glanced behind her at her two friends to find herself suddenly standing on her own. She turned back to the approaching inu and wondered how the hell she managed to get herself into these sorts of situations.
Unfortunately, she wouldn’t receive her answer any time soon. Sesshoumaru swept her away into the forest long before she could manage to open her mouth to question her lack of luck when it came to dealing with youkai.
~*~
Sesshoumaru leaned back against the tree in all his naked glory. At his side Kagome still tried to catch her breath. “You have pleased me greatly,” he said, smirk evident on his lips. I just might actually keep you.”
Kagome groaned unable to do anything else. She’d have to remember to kill her friends after this, if she could even build up the energy to be able to walk. Hands started tugging at her hips. She whimpered. Not again.