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Chapter Four


Inutashio stared at the face from his past, he'd never planned on ever seeing this woman again. He wasn't terribly unhappy at seeing her again, just shocked. It certainly threw a wrench in his plans for tonight. With much effort he found his voice, though it was still a bit squeaky.

"How did you find me? Why? Why after all these years?" He interrogated her. "And what the hell have you done to your hair? Inari, you can't just show up here after all these years and-- what is it you wanted again? Is it money? I can get that--"

She waved him quiet, "No. I don't want money, Inutashio. And as for what I want, I wasn't informed that I required a reason to see my mate!"

"Mate?" Inutashio's eyes went wide, bleeding red as his anger flared and years of pent up emotion spilled out. "Mate! I am NOT your goddamned mate! Bitch, you left me! You left me and your son! Which reminds me, you have yet to ask how he is. Do you care?"

"You haven't given me a chance! You have been rambling on grilling me about my reasons for being here!" Tears sprang to her eyes and flooded her cheeks. "I made a horrible mistake, Inutashio! Horrible! I should have left you or Sesshomaru, oh Gods, I know that now. I still love you with all my heart-- please-- say we can work this out!"

He blinked at the near hysterical demoness he had not seen for many many years. "Inari, I- I have another lover that I intend on marking tonight."

"What?! You replaced me just like that?" She snapped, wiping at her eyes with a tissue from her purse. "Inutashio we were young, we should never have been forced to be married. I made a lot of mistakes-- leaving you for -- HIM was the worst one yet. But I'm back now-- I'm asking you for your forgiveness."

A shuffle at the door drew their attention fromt heir own drama for a moment. Sesshomaru's eyes registered shock, and then he smiled. Emotion was not easy to get out of Sesshomaru since his mother left, it alarmed Inutashio for a moment.

Inari opened her amrs and smiled through her tears, "Sesshomaru! Oh Sesshomaru you look just like your father!"

The two were entwined in a hug that seemed to never end. Inutashio sighed, of all the things he'd planned to happen to him-- this was not one of them. Looking at his son hugging his long-absent mother, the Dog Lord was moved to almost tears. This was a moment that Sesshomaru had been waiting for for a long long time, the confirmation that his mother did care about him.

"Mom?" Sesshomaru whispered. "I knew you'd come back! Even if daddy didn't!"

"I never said she wouldn't come back." Inutashio muttered unheard then silently thought--'but I was hoping she wouldn't.'

Inari and Sesshomaru ended their embrace, Sesshomaru's eyes bright and he was actually smiling. "Where have you been, mother?"

"Yeah, I been trying to get that out of her since she got here," Inutashio grumbled.

Inari glared at the owner of that voice then smiled sweetly at Sesshomaru, "Lets sit down."

Inutashio remained standing, eyebrow quirked in amusement, but Sesshomaru took the seat next to his mother as she told her tale. "I left you, Inutashio, because I was having an affair with Takemaru."

"What?!" Inutashio roared. Sesshomaru looked at him, and he shut up. What he had to say wasn't fit for his son's ears.

She sighed and continued, "He was abusive and possessive. I left him but he continued to pursue me-- I was trying to come back to you, Sesshomaru. But I was afraid he would kill you or something. I used a spell to change my appearance slightly, changed my name and joined a temple to study as a priestess. By the time I felt safe enough to come back, you had taken Izayoi as a bride and come to this era throught he well. I had to find a demoness with the power to help me cross to escape the Demon persecution."

Sesshomaru spoke as soon as she'd finished. "How long have you been on this side of the well?"

"Quite a while, but I did not wish to interfere with your lives.." she took his hand in her and smiled warmly.

"See father, now you simply cannot mark that insufferable blonde bitch!" Sesshomaru sneered.

"Watch that mouth, boy. I most certainly can. In demon custom I can have as many mates as I want, and I certainly did not want you back, Inari. Now what's the real reason you are here?"

"Father! What are you saying?" Sesshomaru stood quickly. "You question the reasons your own mate came back to see you? Isn't it obvious? Why are you being so cruel."

Inutashio's lips twitched into a slight snarl, Sesshomaru was getting quite braison lately and he knew it wouldn't be long before he actually challenged his authority as alpha of the house. "Me? Cruel? She's the one who left you! I hardly believe how forgiving you are to someone who didn't give a damn about you. She left you crying in my arms as a barely toddling pup without even a goodbye!"

"It was only because of that sleazy whore! She broke up you and mom with that hanyou brat!" Sesshomaru opened his mouth to say something else but his father's raised finger shushed him.

"One more word out of you about Izayoi or Inuyasha and I am not responsible for what I do to you!" He yelled, "Do us both a favor and go to your room! I wanna word with your mother alone then you two can resume your love-fest while I go mark my TRUE mate."

"You just refuse to believe that I came back for you, don't you?" Inari sat down.

"I'm suspicious. I mean lets face it, we didn't have the best of marriages," Inutashio said softly. "I could have learned to love ou but you said it yourself-- we were forced into the union and Sesshomaru was the only good thing to come from it. Now you're telling me that you left me for my arch enemy! What the hell am I supposed to do?"

"You're right, you have no reason to trust me. But please-- allow me to see Sesshomaru." She turned her eyes away before he saw the tears that sprang forth. "I will not attempt to take him from you, you know he is your heir."

"I'm afraid it isn't that simple." Inutashio heaved a sigh and looked at his first mate. "You still bear my mark do you not?"

She blushed and nodded, "I do. It is all I have of you."

"Then you are my mate, and by demon law I am bound to you." He stood and stepped closer, offering his hand. "It is my duty to take care of you."

She stared at his hand and stood, taking his large calloused hand in her softer one."What changed your mind?"

"I'm a gentleman," he said, smiling. "And I think your being here will make Sesshomaru happy. Kami knows, he hasn't been happy in such a long, long time. I want you to stay, I have extra room-- it will be good for our son, Inari."

"Please, call me Tsubaki, my dearest. I accept your offer, but what of this other mate you were marking tonight?" She looked hopeful.

"I still intend to. She knew of you and I don't know why she would object to being a second mate." He noticed the look that crossed her face then, and it wasn't a good one. "In-- I mean Tsubaki, why don't you let Jaken take you up to the East Wing guest room. I will see you tomorrow morning."

"You mean you're going to mark her tonight?" Tsubaki pulled away with a snarl. "I'm here ten minutes and you already leaving me to go to your other-- is she a human like Izayoi?"

"Not exactly, you see, she was turned into a demon after I gave her some of my blood to save her from death." he explained. "Tsunade and I have had an affair for several years. We share a son."

"Is he hanyou?" She spat the word like it tasted bad.

"No, Sephiroth is a demon, but he has no visible powers. Another thing-- I will not tolerate unnessecary drama in my house. So whatever you want to say to Tsunade when you meet her-- don't," Inutashio said as he headed for the door.

When the heavy door slammed, Tsubaki burst into tears of pure rage. "How dare he just walk out on me that way!"

"Father left?" Sesshomaru spoke softly from behind her. "Has he gone to claim his other whore?"

"Sesshomaru, please. Your father has a right to as many mates as he wants," she said, taking his hand in hers. "Tell me, Sesshomaru, how have you been? Do you have a special girl of your own?"

He looked away briefly, there ws no way he could tell her about Kagura. They'd met at a party a little under two years before and she had been his first lover, even though they were both fourteen at the time. She'd moved several weeks later and he'd remaind alone and even more withdrawn than before, harboring deep abandonment issues. So no, he couldn't tell his mother he had been in love and been left much the same way she had just been.

He was glad when she changed the subject-- but then unhappy with her choice of subjects, "Sesshomaru! What is this on your nails? You painted them black?"

"Yeah, so?" He shrugged, looking at her. He was wearing eyeliner to but she didn't seem to notice.

"Your father allows this?" Tsubaki gasped, scandalized. "Well this will never do--"

He yanked his hand from her grasp, the old Sesshomaru returning, "If you fucking cared so much, where were you all my life? You know what? I don't care. I didn't need you before and I don't need you now!"

She flinched at the sound of the bedroom door slamming shut. The idea of coming back had lost its appeal, this was not the welcome back Tsubaki had planned on. She had planned on Inutashio sweeping her off her feet and reclaiming her, crazed with lonliness after Izayoi's death. Sullen she muttered to herself, "Guess I should have known he'd have replaced her before she was cold in her grave."

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Inuyasha was in the bathroom, he'd totally missed the past hours events, he'd been asleep in preparation for tonights party. He jumped in surprise when Sesshomaru slammed his way into the bathroom door without even knocking.

"The hell?" Inuyasha yelped in fright. "Have you gone rabid?"

"Can you believe the nerve of that bitch?" Sesshomaru growled at his younger sibling.

"What bitch?" Inuyasha screwed his tongue ring down and turned to his brother, a silver ringed ear twitching in curiosity.

"My mother," Sesshomaru replied with a snarl at his reflection in the mirror.

"Your mother?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"She came back. Father is going to let her stay here and the first thing she does is critisize this!" He waved his ebony paitined claws in front of Inuyasha. "I was happy to see her at first but now I'm thinking father was right. If she had really cared she'd have been around all these years."

Inuyasha nodded, unsure of what to say, "So she's here in the house right now?"

"Yeah and apparently my father still acknowledges her as his mate still and gave her a room." Sesshomaru turned to Inuyasha with an insidious look. "I need to forget this shit. Your friends, Renkotsu and Suikotsu-- are they still dealing?"

"Oh, don't tell me my goody two shoes nii-san wants to experiment with drugs?" Inuyasha almost laughed. "To answer your question, no-- they're in jail for it. We have to find a new bassist and guitarist. But Kouga still has most of their stash and I'ms sure we can work out something."

Sephiroth pushed the now warped bathroom door open and looked inside, "Am I interrupting?"

"Nope, Sessh here wants to be hooked up with some recreational pharmaceuticals, if you know what I mean." Inuyasha nodded.

"Oh? Well, then why don't we invite him to go with us tonight? There's bound to be plenty of fun to be had at Miroku's party!" Sephiroth turned to chck his own reflection in the mirror. Sephiroth had a whole other set of freinds from his brothers, since he attened another school and it opened the doors for Inuyasha to make more friends, some even worse than the ones he had much to Inutashio's chagrin.

Sesshomaru looked bored, leaning against the wall inspecting his claws. "Where is this party should I decide to attend?"

Sephiroth and Inuyasha exchanged glances then gave him the address before leavng him alone there in the bathroom. Downstairs the pair got their first look at Sesshomaru's mother. She had removed the spell that his her real appearance and she now appeared in her true form. Inuyasha couldn't stop the gasp at the woman's undeniable beauty, her hair was silver like his father's, long and silky. Her body was petite, she wasn't as busty as Tsunade but it was hardly noticeable once you gazed upon her cherry lipped china-doll face. The marking of a crescent moon on her forehead was exactly like Sesshomaru's.

"You must be Sesshomaru's younger brothers? Sephiroth and Inuyasha?" She smiled at the two young demons as sweetly as possible.

"Yeah," Sephiroth replied, looking to Inuyasha for explanation.

"Um, I assume you are Sesshomaru's mother?" Inuyasha asked as politely as possible, he was still reeling from the actual resemblance to his older brother that this woman had.

"I am." She replied. "You have to be Inuyasha?"

"Yeah," he nodded. "This is Sephiroth. Well, nice to meet you but we're late for a party so-- yeah."

The two darted for the door before theygot caught in any further conversation. Outside Sephiroth looked at Inuyasha, "So if she is staying here, then what about my mom?"

"I don't know. I overheard that dad was going to propose to her tonight-- maybe even mark her." Inuyasha shoved his hands into his leather pants pockets. "It's nothing for demons to have more than one mate."

"I really hope she accepts." Sephiroth spoke almost as if he were talking to himself. "I really like living here with you and dad."

Inuyasha smiled, Sephiroth had only recently started referring to his father as his 'dad'. Perhaps seduced by the wealth, or just the sense of belonging, he had meshed with the family pretty well. Perhaps too well--

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Inutashio had arrived at Tsunade's minutes after leaving his house and immediately pulled her to him for a deep kiss. She had been excited by the sudden affection, but at the same time, wary for he was rarely this loving.

"Tsunade," he spoke so softly it was barely a whisper. "I came tonight to ask you something very special."

She looked up, her eyes searching his for answer. "What is it?"

"Tsunade, it cannot be a secret any longer. I love you-- heart and soul and I want you to be my mate." He laced his fingers at her lower back and pulled her closer. "Do you accept?"

One single tear fell from her eye, sliding down her face slowly. "Yes, Inutashio. Yes!"

He kissed her again, suckling her bottom lip then backed away, "We need to talk."

Tsunade looked concerned, she knew he would not be interuppting a kiss that was heading straight to the bedroom unless it were important and it made her stomach tighten. "What is it?"

"You knew about Izayoi, and she is no longer with us. But Tsunade, Sesshomaru's mother is very much alive and she-- she wants to be in his life." He explained, his eyes searching her face for a sign of emotion or reaction, ready to dodge a swing if it came to that. "She's going to be staying int the mansion, but she has the East Wing. I do not want her sharing my bed or my room, she is merely there because I think it will be good for Sesshomaru to have his mother around."

She smiled, a single tear glittered breifly on her eyelash before snaking down her face. "You mean you are choosing me over Inari?"

"Yes," he said simply and without an ounce of hesitation. "This, you, it's all I have ever wanted really."

"Then I accept, Inutashio. On one condition." Her misty smile turned into a smirk. "You are to never look at, desire, or have another woman."

He gulped, he was still a virile male-- still much in his prime, she did know what she was asking. But for her he would try, "Okay, Tsunade. You got it."

It was her turn to surprise him, she laced her fingers into his silky white hair and none too gently yanked his mouth against hers. She pressed her tongue against his lips, and he opened them obediently to accept her deep kiss. He was vaguley aware of being led and then they were falling, he realized with a start only to feel a soft thump beneath him. He didn't recall entering the bedroom, nor how he had ended up with his shirt off, but not like he was going to complain.

Tsunade's red painted nails went to his waist, unhooking the belt that held his pants quickly and pulling it out loop by loop looking down at him with an evil grin that brought tingles to his skin and sent chills racing along his spine. His pants were coming down, cool air was sweeping along his thighs and hardening his erection even more. he wished she were naked, the clothes were blocking his view of her pure silky flesh and he hated them. he wanted to shred them with his claws, but he didn't get a chance to finish the thoughts in his head, a hot wet mouth had encircled his manhood and stopped all coherent thought. Her tongue swept up the length of his shaft and paused to lick at the tip of his penis, tasting his musky cinnamon essence, he tasted devinely.

When she felt his cock pulse in her hand, her demon hearing could pick up his heart rate and knew that he would not last long at all. His voice cut through her thoughts, his claws buried intot he pillow behind him. "Tsunade please, let me see that amazing body-- please."

"And so the dog Lord begs does he?" She sat up on her knees, fingers teasing the cleavage of her peasant blouse. "Such a nasty thing! Who do you think you're fooling? I know what you want, you wanna see my tits don't you?"

He licked out his tongue across his dry bottom lip and nodded, "Gods yes."

"You want my huge tits right in your face don't you? While I ride this rock hard cock?" Her hand grazed his now throbbing manhood. it was all he could do to nod. "Say please."

"P--please, Tsunade." He panted, his voice failing somewhat.

Tsunade responded by flipping the shirt off and leaving her white bra on. her fingers crept across the fabric to fondle her own nipples and it was her downfall, her moans grew louder. "You want me to take this off too? Mm? I want you to suck on them like an unweaned pup.."

Unable to contain his beast anymore, Inutashio pounced her with a growl, his claws slicing from her body the offending clothing. his mouth was on her nipple, lapping and suckling in such a way it brought back memories from his own puppyhood. Leaving them reluctantly he trailed down her writhing stomach and to her already dripping core. she smelled amazing, like the exotic hibiscus that bloomed in his mansion gardens. Now he knew why he was so fond of the smell. He buried his tongue into her without a second thought, lapping up the sweet nectar that was her essence. He relished in the sound of her cries and moans and tore away long enough to kiss down her thigh, nibbling and leaving small passion marks in his wake.

His beast rattled the cage that contained it in his soul, begged for its freedom. He knew he had to release it to mark her, but he'd hoped to have more control over it than this. With a roar of desire, his eyes flashed red, the fangs grew in length and his claws became sharper. He didn't allow himself to transform into his dog form, even though the inner demon asked for it. Trembling with need, he flipped Tsunade's legs back and draped them over his shoulder.

"Take me!" She screamed, writhing with desire. Her hair spilled out onto the pillow behind her, sweat lightly shining from her tanned skin in the eerie candle light of the room. She'd prepared for Intashio's arrival, prepared for a night of sex and passion-- she had not expected this. He pressed against her entrance gently to test his angle, then plunged into her warm and willing depths.

His pace was frantic, he promised himself he would make it up to her later, because he knew he would not last after the marking bite was made. There was one hot flash of pain for Tsunade and then blissful euphoria that bore her upwards into the Heaven's. When he pulled his two inch fangs from their death grip on her left shoulder, a small pink light sparked from her skin and instantly turned the ugly bite gash into a kanji that translated into forever love.

"Mine," he said softly panting against her shoulder as his blood simmered back to nomal.