Gift fic fro nomdeplume13
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kiramaru7I wonder…
By kira
Author’s notes: Special thanks to my beta, Jen, for holding my hand, and listening to me whine about Sessh and Mir not behaving, while I wrote this. Special thanks to Hime-sama for yelling at Mir to behave.
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Rin was leaning up against him, her eyes half closed and her cheeks flushed. Sesshomaru also noted that she felt much warmer than normal. He looked at her, quirking his eyebrow, and silently questioning her.
“Rin–chan don’t feel so good…” she wailed plaintively, coughing coarsely. Her eyes were watery and shiny with fever as she looked up at him.
“Indeed,” he said, briefly laying a hand on top of her head. “Jaken.”
“Yes, Sesshomaru-sama!” The lil green imp scurried over to them.
“Stay with Rin.”
“I’ll help him, Sesshomaru-sama,” Kohaku added, earning a nod from the taiyoukai.
Gathering his yoki around him, Sesshomaru floated upwards, taking flight.
888
Hiccupping from the one cup too many of sake he had consumed while securing lodging for the night, Miroku slowly made his way back to their makeshift camp. He would occasionally check his way, by looking up at the stars as they shone through the breaks in the tree tops. That’s when he saw it, a brilliant streak of white that flew by, like a falling star, except this particular star flew parallel to the ground. Miroku blinked, thinking perhaps he had imagined it, when the white streak seemed to materialize out of nowhere in the guise of Inuyasha’s older brother Sesshomaru.
The taiyoukai frowned at him, or what passed for a frown on his face, and Miroku wondered what it was that had affected him so badly that the slightest hint of emotion flickered across it. Before he could even open his mouth to ask, Sesshomaru spoke.
“Where is the miko? This Sesshomaru has need of her.”
Something about his demeanor had Miroku answering him just as directly, “Back at our camp.”
Sesshomaru nodded. “You will take this Sesshomaru there.”
“Ummm…” This time words seem to fail the normally glib monk.
The taiyoukai’s eyes narrowed. “Rin is ill and requires the assistance of a human healer. This Sesshomaru has heard the miko carries with her many strange and powerful remedies.”
Sighing softly, Miroku nodded his assent. “Let’s go.” He started to walk away, figuring Sesshomaru would follow. What he had not counted on was the taiyoukai suddenly appearing in front of him and, gathering him into his arms. Miroku bit back the cheeky comment he would have made if it was anyone else and hung on for dear life as he felt himself being lifted skyward.
“Which way?”
“Uh, that way…” Sweet Kami-sama, and the Buddha, please whatever fate you have in store for your humble servant, don’t let him drop me…
888
Just as Miroku had predicted in his head, the others came running when they set down in the middle of camp. Inuyasha was brandishing his sword while standing protectively in front Kagome. The hanyou was demanding answers from his brother, but before their bickering could escalate into another battle, Miroku held up a hand and stepped forward. “Kagome-sama,” he said, and laying a hand on the Inuyasha’s shoulder as he stood by his side, he gave it a slight squeeze to shut him up. “Rin is sick and needs your help.”
“Sure, I will need my bag” she said, hurrying over to gather her things. “Inuyasha, go get Sango.”
He nodded. “I’ll deal with you later,” the hanyou said to his brother, before hurrying off toward the town Miroku had just left.
Sesshomaru snorted in disgust, and dismissing him from his thoughts, he focused his attention on the miko.
“She went to go look for you when you took too long getting back,” Kagome said pointedly.
“Hehehe,” Miroku sheepishly replied, scratching the back of his head with his free hand as she rolled her eyes at him.
“Anyways, although I’d rather have Sango’s help, it’s going to take her a while to get back. You’re going to have to come along and lend me a hand if I need it,” Kagome told the monk, the look in her eyes promising him all of the vomit cleaning duty. “So how far away are we from your camp, Sesshomaru?”
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, but said nothing. Instead, he simply walked up to her and like he had done moments ago with the monk, scooped her up in his arms. He watched, mildly amused, as the monk stood there, looking foolish. It was painfully evident he was unsure of what to do and Sesshomaru twitched the end of his fluffy. When that failed to get the desired result, he caught the monk’s eye, and staring pointedly at his fluffy, something clicked. As Sesshomaru gathered his yoki around him and floated upwards, Miroku did what he had seen Jaken do on a few occasions and grabbed the end of his fluffy.
888
While Kagome tended to Rin, Miroku studied Sesshomaru’s profile. He noted the very subtle signs of upset etched on the taiyoukai’s face, the tight set to his jaw, the faint crease between his brows and the narrowing of his eyes on an otherwise blank face.
“She’s going to be fine, right, Kagome-sama?”
“Yeah…” She gave Miroku a funny look, before going back to wiping the sick child’s forehead with a wet washcloth. “I think she has the measles, Sesshomaru, and she should be better in a week with the right care.”
Sesshomaru nodded; apparently satisfied that Rin was in good hands, he turned neatly on his heel and simply walked away. Without saying a word the monk trailed after him, leaving Kagome to deal with the sick child and the rest of their group, who had just arrived.
“Why do you follow this Sesshomaru?”
Good question… Miroku thought.
Sesshomaru looked over his shoulder at the monk, while waiting for his reply.
“Rin’s going to be fine; the Lady Kagome brought medicine and it’s already helping some-”
“This Sesshomaru can see that,” the taiyoukai replied, a hint of impatience creeping into his voice.
“Caring about someone doesn’t make you weak,” Miroku blurted out, before he could think better of it
Sesshomaru turned to face him, silently regarding him though narrowed eyes. After what felt like eternity in the space of a heartbeat, he nodded at the monk. Chichi-ue used to say that…
Miroku smiled. He really does have a heart beneath all that ice…
Perhaps he is wiser than this Sesshomaru first thought…interesting…Chichi-ue also drank and chased women, and he was a great leader…But this Sesshomaru suspects he would never leave Inuyasha and the others…A pity…
Sesshomaru looked off in the direction of the others, seemingly lost in thought. He cocked his head to the side as if listening to some unheard voice, his body tense.
“Sesshomaru-sama…”
Miroku heard it too, Rin’s faint plaintive cry.
With a soft rustle of silk, the taiyoukai hurried back towards her side, amazing Miroku with his ability to move swiftly, while appearing to glide gracefully like a courtesan of the highest rank. He briefly watched, before spurring himself into action. Miroku found Sesshomaru moments later, kneeling by Rin’s side and listening intently to the child’s feverish babblings. It was all Miroku could do not to stand there with his mouth hanging open in shock. Who knew this fearsome warrior, who would not even think twice about killing his younger brother, could and would be so kind as to listen to a child. A small useless girl-child who was no more related to him than I am to Kirara, and yet Sesshomaru shows the same devotion to her that the fire-cat does to Sango… Is this something inherent in all youkai, or is it something more rare and precious to behold?
Sesshomaru, feeling the stare, looked up at the monk, raising a delicate eyebrow at him.
Miroku blinked. He could feel the heat rising in his cheeks as he blushed like a young maiden. Looking quickly away and back, he was surprised to find his heart racing not from fear, but something else. What he would not give to be able to explore this intriguing new feeling. Meeting the taiyoukai’s gaze and, holding it, the monk briefly wondered if there were any chance he felt the same…
By kira
Author’s notes: Special thanks to my beta, Jen, for holding my hand, and listening to me whine about Sessh and Mir not behaving, while I wrote this. Special thanks to Hime-sama for yelling at Mir to behave.
For nomdeplume13...
Rin was leaning up against him, her eyes half closed and her cheeks flushed. Sesshomaru also noted that she felt much warmer than normal. He looked at her, quirking his eyebrow, and silently questioning her.
“Rin–chan don’t feel so good…” she wailed plaintively, coughing coarsely. Her eyes were watery and shiny with fever as she looked up at him.
“Indeed,” he said, briefly laying a hand on top of her head. “Jaken.”
“Yes, Sesshomaru-sama!” The lil green imp scurried over to them.
“Stay with Rin.”
“I’ll help him, Sesshomaru-sama,” Kohaku added, earning a nod from the taiyoukai.
Gathering his yoki around him, Sesshomaru floated upwards, taking flight.
888
Hiccupping from the one cup too many of sake he had consumed while securing lodging for the night, Miroku slowly made his way back to their makeshift camp. He would occasionally check his way, by looking up at the stars as they shone through the breaks in the tree tops. That’s when he saw it, a brilliant streak of white that flew by, like a falling star, except this particular star flew parallel to the ground. Miroku blinked, thinking perhaps he had imagined it, when the white streak seemed to materialize out of nowhere in the guise of Inuyasha’s older brother Sesshomaru.
The taiyoukai frowned at him, or what passed for a frown on his face, and Miroku wondered what it was that had affected him so badly that the slightest hint of emotion flickered across it. Before he could even open his mouth to ask, Sesshomaru spoke.
“Where is the miko? This Sesshomaru has need of her.”
Something about his demeanor had Miroku answering him just as directly, “Back at our camp.”
Sesshomaru nodded. “You will take this Sesshomaru there.”
“Ummm…” This time words seem to fail the normally glib monk.
The taiyoukai’s eyes narrowed. “Rin is ill and requires the assistance of a human healer. This Sesshomaru has heard the miko carries with her many strange and powerful remedies.”
Sighing softly, Miroku nodded his assent. “Let’s go.” He started to walk away, figuring Sesshomaru would follow. What he had not counted on was the taiyoukai suddenly appearing in front of him and, gathering him into his arms. Miroku bit back the cheeky comment he would have made if it was anyone else and hung on for dear life as he felt himself being lifted skyward.
“Which way?”
“Uh, that way…” Sweet Kami-sama, and the Buddha, please whatever fate you have in store for your humble servant, don’t let him drop me…
888
Just as Miroku had predicted in his head, the others came running when they set down in the middle of camp. Inuyasha was brandishing his sword while standing protectively in front Kagome. The hanyou was demanding answers from his brother, but before their bickering could escalate into another battle, Miroku held up a hand and stepped forward. “Kagome-sama,” he said, and laying a hand on the Inuyasha’s shoulder as he stood by his side, he gave it a slight squeeze to shut him up. “Rin is sick and needs your help.”
“Sure, I will need my bag” she said, hurrying over to gather her things. “Inuyasha, go get Sango.”
He nodded. “I’ll deal with you later,” the hanyou said to his brother, before hurrying off toward the town Miroku had just left.
Sesshomaru snorted in disgust, and dismissing him from his thoughts, he focused his attention on the miko.
“She went to go look for you when you took too long getting back,” Kagome said pointedly.
“Hehehe,” Miroku sheepishly replied, scratching the back of his head with his free hand as she rolled her eyes at him.
“Anyways, although I’d rather have Sango’s help, it’s going to take her a while to get back. You’re going to have to come along and lend me a hand if I need it,” Kagome told the monk, the look in her eyes promising him all of the vomit cleaning duty. “So how far away are we from your camp, Sesshomaru?”
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, but said nothing. Instead, he simply walked up to her and like he had done moments ago with the monk, scooped her up in his arms. He watched, mildly amused, as the monk stood there, looking foolish. It was painfully evident he was unsure of what to do and Sesshomaru twitched the end of his fluffy. When that failed to get the desired result, he caught the monk’s eye, and staring pointedly at his fluffy, something clicked. As Sesshomaru gathered his yoki around him and floated upwards, Miroku did what he had seen Jaken do on a few occasions and grabbed the end of his fluffy.
888
While Kagome tended to Rin, Miroku studied Sesshomaru’s profile. He noted the very subtle signs of upset etched on the taiyoukai’s face, the tight set to his jaw, the faint crease between his brows and the narrowing of his eyes on an otherwise blank face.
“She’s going to be fine, right, Kagome-sama?”
“Yeah…” She gave Miroku a funny look, before going back to wiping the sick child’s forehead with a wet washcloth. “I think she has the measles, Sesshomaru, and she should be better in a week with the right care.”
Sesshomaru nodded; apparently satisfied that Rin was in good hands, he turned neatly on his heel and simply walked away. Without saying a word the monk trailed after him, leaving Kagome to deal with the sick child and the rest of their group, who had just arrived.
“Why do you follow this Sesshomaru?”
Good question… Miroku thought.
Sesshomaru looked over his shoulder at the monk, while waiting for his reply.
“Rin’s going to be fine; the Lady Kagome brought medicine and it’s already helping some-”
“This Sesshomaru can see that,” the taiyoukai replied, a hint of impatience creeping into his voice.
“Caring about someone doesn’t make you weak,” Miroku blurted out, before he could think better of it
Sesshomaru turned to face him, silently regarding him though narrowed eyes. After what felt like eternity in the space of a heartbeat, he nodded at the monk. Chichi-ue used to say that…
Miroku smiled. He really does have a heart beneath all that ice…
Perhaps he is wiser than this Sesshomaru first thought…interesting…Chichi-ue also drank and chased women, and he was a great leader…But this Sesshomaru suspects he would never leave Inuyasha and the others…A pity…
Sesshomaru looked off in the direction of the others, seemingly lost in thought. He cocked his head to the side as if listening to some unheard voice, his body tense.
“Sesshomaru-sama…”
Miroku heard it too, Rin’s faint plaintive cry.
With a soft rustle of silk, the taiyoukai hurried back towards her side, amazing Miroku with his ability to move swiftly, while appearing to glide gracefully like a courtesan of the highest rank. He briefly watched, before spurring himself into action. Miroku found Sesshomaru moments later, kneeling by Rin’s side and listening intently to the child’s feverish babblings. It was all Miroku could do not to stand there with his mouth hanging open in shock. Who knew this fearsome warrior, who would not even think twice about killing his younger brother, could and would be so kind as to listen to a child. A small useless girl-child who was no more related to him than I am to Kirara, and yet Sesshomaru shows the same devotion to her that the fire-cat does to Sango… Is this something inherent in all youkai, or is it something more rare and precious to behold?
Sesshomaru, feeling the stare, looked up at the monk, raising a delicate eyebrow at him.
Miroku blinked. He could feel the heat rising in his cheeks as he blushed like a young maiden. Looking quickly away and back, he was surprised to find his heart racing not from fear, but something else. What he would not give to be able to explore this intriguing new feeling. Meeting the taiyoukai’s gaze and, holding it, the monk briefly wondered if there were any chance he felt the same…
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Date: 2009-08-23 01:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-23 01:57 am (UTC)Who knows what Sessh feels...? Sometimes I don't think even he knows... ;p
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Date: 2009-08-23 01:58 am (UTC)That was so sweet and loving and really great!
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Date: 2009-08-23 01:59 am (UTC)Thanks, vexed-chan! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I hope nom will too!
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:01 am (UTC)She is wonderful about appreciating the effort.
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:02 am (UTC)I don't really know her, so it's harder writing for her. ^^; I'm glad she appreciate my meager efforts. XD
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:03 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-23 02:35 am (UTC)I really hope I don't sound snarky, but I just got a review for this over at ff.net saying they can't possibly be GAY!! & implying that it is wrong & that just ticks me off big time. *growls* If I do, I apologize.
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:48 am (UTC)not at all - I know what that's like very well - those puritans I eluded to always flamed me because I made Tygra gay. here's how you deal with them - write more, more gay, more everything you want. at the end troll who produce nothing of value aren't people anyone cares about!
I'm gonna find this on ff.net
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:54 am (UTC)Narrow minded homophobic people... *growls* I am soooo going to continue writing what I want! ;p
Now I wish she she read "Sealing the deal" Sessh gets into bed with Ban in that one. ;p Sh's probably throw up on her keyboard, cuz that's a lil more graphic... ;p
You are the best and you really made me day!! Thank you!!
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Date: 2009-08-23 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-23 03:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-23 01:20 pm (UTC)Hey, you've arrived, lol! It happens to all us yaoi writers, and more often if you write the big guns like Sess and Inu. Since you write more Bo7, it probably doesn't happen often.
"Don't make them GAAAAAAYYYY!" first happened to me on my first published Mir/Inu piece, which was totally shounen-ai, not even dirty! What's hilarious is that I started a conversation through PM with the reviewer, and she actually came around to my point of view! Bet that doesn't happen often. ^_~
Kira, I agree with Ren--write what pleases you. There's always going to be someone out there who finds fault, whether they're homophobic, or canon nazis, or just plain can't see that pairing. Ignore 'em, they're not worth your time. You should be rolling in the praise like Kirara in catnip, instead!
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Date: 2009-08-23 09:14 pm (UTC)The funny thing with this is, I have written 2 Inucest fics before thsi, & no one cared, In fact the second one keeps getting story alerts, even though it's complete as is. XD In those 2 fics they went at it with the first oen being more explicit than the second, which was cranky. I even wriote a cranky Inu/Mir love scene for a Trek parody & everyone pretty much loved how funny it was overall. *laughs* I even threw Sessh in bed with Ban in an AU piece, & still so one complained... But throw Miroku together with Sessh... & someone complains... and it's one-sided shonen-ai. *laughs* I just don't get it. ^^; I've been pming the reviewer, gave her a history lesson, told her not to use text-peak on me,& when I got the "but some of my friends are gay & I LOVE gay people" BS, I told that ehr that was even more offensive. I was snarky... but it was after midnight & this went on for about an hour. Not sure if she'll come around to my way of thinking, becasue I told her if thsi upset her to not read any of my stuff, as it deals with people in stable loving honmosexual realtionships. I got back, "I loved those stopries." >.> (yeah right. ;P )& we ended it with me telling her after I told her I was not going to delete that review so she could leave a "nicer" one, *kira is evil* that I hope she will in the future, think before she says soemthing, becasue she might offend someone and not mean to.
And Ren is just uber-awesomeness!! He left a reply to her review review. And I always have written what I like & the heck with anyoen else. ;p If they like it, that's pure gravy! ;D I don't care if soemone doesn't liek the pairing; there are nice ways of saying thinsg that are not not offensive to me, but offensive to someone else who happens to read it. I take exception to a statement that implies being agy si somehow "dishonorable." Honor & one's sexual preferences have nothing to do with each other. Anyhow that's all over & done. If the kid learns a lil manners out of it great if not...*shrugs* ;p
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Date: 2009-08-23 10:12 pm (UTC)Amen! And anyone who says otherwise, especially when dealing with Feudal-era Japan, needs to do their history homework! Writings from that time are rife with homoeroticism, "manly love" for one's comrades was not only acceptable, but highly honorable. To love your comrade unto even Death was a noble thing.
(And your new 'little friend' would absolutely HATE the Mir/Sess Sess/Mir mpregs I wrote for Hime-chan!)
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Date: 2009-08-24 12:31 am (UTC)*laughs* What I cant understand, is how come Kag's friends can be lesbians & that's okay, (She claims to have read my yuri), Ban & Jka can be gay *laughs*, Sesh can be gay with Ban in my Au & with his own brother in 2 inucest fics & that's okay, but heavfen forbid, Miroku shoudl ahev naughty thoughts about Sesshy & they become something other than friends... In other words, she only read the top fic (Sessh/Mir one) of my stuff at ff.net & ran for the hills. LOL!!
OMG... Her lil head would explode if she read those! XD XD XD
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Date: 2009-08-24 02:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-24 02:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-24 03:23 am (UTC)But I'm working on stuff, it's just backed up.
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Date: 2009-08-24 03:33 am (UTC)I hear you... I have a few of mine own that need finishing. ^^;
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Date: 2009-08-23 01:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-23 09:19 pm (UTC)Thank you! *huggles*
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Date: 2009-08-24 06:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-24 01:00 pm (UTC)How's dad doing? *kept meaning to ask*
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Date: 2009-08-24 06:23 pm (UTC)Well he is still generally in denial. But last night we got the house mostly set up, I assume he finished after I left. His surgery is at 2(pacific) today and he should have left for Medford at 8 this morning, but I have heard nothing.
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Date: 2009-08-25 12:46 pm (UTC)Awe... That's good, the more you get doen before hand the better. :D
So his surgery's today? I wish him wll! He's going to be really glad he did it after it's all said & done. :D You'll see. They'll probably tell you when it's over.
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Date: 2009-08-25 06:23 pm (UTC)Thanks you! Ug, no, no one called me but I did manage to get a hold of Craig who said everything went fine and that he (Craig) is on his way home and that he will be going back up in a couple days to fetch my dad. He was generally useless for information.
Of course he never made it home last night because the road is blocked because of the forest fire.
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Date: 2009-08-26 02:40 am (UTC)You're welcome! Why not? *blinks* You're not 2 & wouldn't understand. ^^; That's good, at least it's some information even if it's next to nothing. XD
OMG! You okay?!
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Date: 2009-08-26 06:40 pm (UTC)Yes I am fine. The forest fire is in the valley and I am on the coast we are very far away from each other, for now.
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Date: 2009-08-26 06:44 pm (UTC)I'm glad!! You always hear about the fires in California, & my Granny will tell me about the fires in Florida. Luckily they're not too bad. It's actually worse when a hurricane hits down there. I hope they stay far from you!
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Date: 2009-08-26 06:52 pm (UTC)Thanks.
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Date: 2009-08-26 06:56 pm (UTC)You're welcome! :D
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Date: 2009-08-27 12:51 am (UTC)Hope you guys don't get hit!
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Date: 2009-08-28 01:57 am (UTC)Thanks!! It's supposed to rain. the weather's so weird with the stuff coming up here. It was very cool today compared to what it had been.