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LinksThey are Pack | I am Alpha | Home |2nd book of Alpha Pack MatesThey are Pack Chapter 1
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all of it's characters are property of the brilliant Takahashi-sama and I claim no ownership of them. Only the story belongs to me. Summary: Book 2 in the Alpha Pack Mates series. A new pack member, blossoming romances, a wedding, completion of a quest, and learning how not only to be a pack, but also to be a family. Find out what else is awaiting the inu-tachi and get answers to some questions from Alpha. Pairings: Inuyasha/Kikyou, Sango/Miroku, Sesshoumaru/Kagome. Follows: The Anime and movies. "spoken" 'thought' AN: It has been brought to my attention that Sesshoumaru already having a child has become cliché and so I apologize for using it as I was not aware it was. I would change it, however, to do so I would have to re-figure the layout for this story which is almost done with the exception of the epilogue and rethink the entire storyline for the third book. Seeing as I am in no mood to do that, nor do I have the time, it will just have to stay as one of the clichés that slipped in unaware. I would like to thank Kyuthe for his/her very heartwarming review on a single spark. While I love all of the reviews I get, good or bad, it's reviews like this that really make it feel worth it. Thank you again for your amazing review and this chapter is dedicated to you. Special thanks to my betas PockyThief , TheMikoShivae and Kiyota . Chapter 1 “Your son?” I questioned, positive that I had heard the demon lord incorrectly, though judging by his nod, I had not. “Wow, I didn't know you had a son, Lord Sesshoumaru. I wasn't even aware you had a mate,” I continued, now feeling even more stupid for the way I had acted around him at the hot springs over six months ago. “This Sesshoumaru does not have a mate,” he replied and he must have been able to tell that I was now extremely confused because he continued. “When a lord hits his 200th mark of ruling and does not have an heir, it is required that he produces one.” “Wait, but if you don't have a mate how did you produce an heir?” I questioned before I could stop myself, realizing how stupid that sounded. Considering the time I'm from, it should have been obvious. “This Sesshoumaru merely found a demoness to rut in order to produce an heir,” Sesshoumaru explained and I prayed he was unable to see the blush that was now bound to be covering my face, if the heat radiating from it was any indication. “Right. But if he's your son, then why was he running from you, sure you were going to kill him?” I inquired as I glanced over my shoulder at the pup that was still shivering behind me before turning my gaze back to the demon lord standing in front of me. “She turned him against this Sesshoumaru when she didn't get her way,” he told me and I nodded for him to continue. With a barely audible sigh he did. “She threatened to keep this Sesshoumaru's heir from him if he did not mate her. I'm sure you remember, miko-san, how well that worked the last time.” “Yeah.” I replied nodding as I thought back to the conversation we had about the snake demoness who had cursed him to become human. “I still don't understand. Little one, why are you running from your father?” I questioned as I turned and glanced down at his shivering form. “He killed okaa-san,” (mother) he whispered fearfully as he once again moved behind me, since when I turned I had inadvertently placed him back within Sesshoumaru's gaze. Turning my gaze back to Sesshoumaru, I was shocked when he did not deny it. I shouldn't have been surprised since he had done the same to the snake demoness, but this was the mother of his son. “She left this Sesshoumaru no choice. When denied and warned that if she tried anything like this again, this Sesshoumaru would refuse her access to the pup as she threatened to do, she attacked. This Sesshoumaru was merely defending himself,” Sesshoumaru explained before I had the chance to question him further. “This was what called you back to the west six months ago?” I questioned after thinking for a moment. He gave a slight nod and I understood why he hadn't told us what was happening during this time. I wouldn't have wanted to go around telling others of my personal problems either. “What kind of demoness was she?” I wondered, remembering I couldn't figure out what the pup was, though some of his features seemed familiar. “A kitsune,” (fox) he replied and I glanced back at the pup and shook my head at not being able to figure it out. His red hair was the same color as Shippo's, though silkier and straighter like Sesshoumaru's rather than curly and frizzy like Shippo's. The silver eyes threw me off a bit, seeing as I had never met a demon with silver eyes before. The more I looked the pup over, the more I couldn't understand why I didn't realize who's he was in the first place. Other than the color, he had Sesshoumaru's eyes and although smaller, his ears were identical. Even had Sesshoumaru's pointed jaw and on closer inspection, I could see the slightest, pale blue crescent moon adorning his forehead. Taking another glance at his clothes, which I already knew to be silk, I was amazed at how much they resembled Sesshoumaru's and wanted to smack myself for not noticing it before. The sleeves and collar of his haori had the same honeycomb pattern, only with his, the majority was red while Sesshoumaru's was mostly white. His hakama was red and his obi was silver and red, but in the same pattern as Sesshoumaru's blue and yellow one. Looking the pup over I could easily believe that if you changed his hair and eye color, I could easily be looking at Sesshoumaru as a child. Shaking my head to clear the thoughts of how weird that would be, I realized I didn't know the pup's name. “What's your name, little one?” “Daichi,” (great first son) he replied barely above a whisper and glanced up at me strangely as I held my hand out to him. “I'm Kagome. It's nice to meet you Daichi,” I told him with a smile before I took his hand in mine and gave it a small shake. After releasing his hand, I patted him on top of his head before turning back around to the demon lord, who seemed to be getting annoyed that we were ignoring him. “I still don't understand something, Lord Sesshoumaru. While kitsune (fox) are known to be tricksters, they aren't really known to be vindictive. I just don't understand why a kitsune would do something that seems so against their nature.” “Pups and adult females are two completely different things, miko-san. And it was mostly at the influence of her father. He has been wanting this Sesshoumaru's land since the time of his father, and I had figured he would calm after the alliance was made. This Sesshoumaru appears to have been wrong.” Before I had the chance to question him further, he turned to gaze over my shoulder and as I turned as well, I spotted Inuyasha and Kikyou standing behind me. Inuyasha sniffed the air a few times glancing at the pup before turning his gaze to Sesshoumaru. “Why didn't you tell me I had a nephew?” he demanded glaring at his half-brother. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes for a moment and I was pretty sure had it been anyone else, they would be screaming by now. After a moment, he opened his eyes and glanced back over at his half-brother. “This Sesshoumaru told no one of the pup to ensure his safety. As this Sesshoumaru's heir, he is likely to be hunted. If this Sesshoumaru had wished to tell you, he would have been unable to. You were released from the tree shortly before his birth and any time this Sesshoumaru came near, we fought.” “Why don't we all sit down and I'll make some tea,” I suggested when I noticed the others were making their way back into the camp. “Daichi, why don't you go play with the other kids,” I told him with a smile as I glanced behind me. He seemed to think about it for a moment before glancing toward his father, nodding his head and heading off toward the others. “Come on, I think tea would do us all some good,” I told the others with a smile as I made my way over to the small fire we had set up outside of the huts since it was too hot to have one inside. Sitting down, I began preparing the water for the tea as the other adults sat down around me. “What do you plan to do now, Lord Sesshoumaru?” I inquired, ignoring the questioning looks the others were sending me. If they wanted to know what was going on they would have to ask him since it was not my place to tell them. “This Sesshoumaru will stay here for now since the pup would just run again if brought back to the den,” Sesshoumaru replied as he glanced over at his son, who was now playing with Souta and Kohaku as if they were long lost friends. “Can someone explain what is going on?” Sango demanded after a few moments of silence and I glanced over at Sesshoumaru to see if he was going to. After a barely audible sigh, he nodded toward me and the others glanced back at me in question. As I passed out the tea, now that it was ready, I began explaining to the others what I had learned. “Long story short, Daichi,“ I began gesturing to the pup, “is Lord Sesshoumaru's son. After a disagreement with his mother, in which she attacked Sesshoumaru, she was killed, and Daichi ran. He found me a little while ago, afraid Lord Sesshoumaru was going to kill him. He was conceived in secret to protect him and his mother tried to turn him against Lord Sesshoumaru when she was denied more than what was originally agreed upon, apparently at the request of her father. Now you know everything I know.” “Oh, I see, the 200th year clause,” Sango said after a moment startling the rest of us. “I should have thought about that. It's one of the first thing slayers learn, to stay away from any unmated lord at their 200th year of ruling as they might see it as a threat to their heir and are more prone to attack. See, any lord who reaches his 200th year and still has yet to take a mate is required to produce an heir with a non-mated demoness. Normally resulting in alliances and treaties. If he's now trying to get you to give them more than what was originally agreed upon, he has a major stain on his honor and will most likely come after you to try and clear it.” Sango explained to the rest of us. “But how would him coming after Lord Sesshoumaru clear it, wouldn't that only make it worse?” I wondered, not for the first time completely confused when it came to demon customs and laws. “Well an honorable man, or demon in this case, would challenge Sesshoumaru to a fair fight, in which if he wins, he is the better demon and therefore well in his rights to ask for more. However, since he's already tried to go through his daughter to get more, I doubt he is honorable at all and will more than likely try to kill Sesshoumaru. If not all out declare war on him and the West. This way it looks like he was the one that was wronged, while Sesshoumaru was the dishonorable one. "While he doesn't get his honor back truthfully, everyone will believe he never lost it in the first place. Considering his past actions, I would not be surprised if he tried to go through your son to get to you as well. He won't try to kill him, seeing as if you die and he has your heir, he can take your place as lord until your son comes of age. More than likely he will try to further turn your son against you and bring him to his side. My advice would to be even more weary of who you allow around your son then you already are.” “That was already this Sesshoumaru's intentions. This Sesshoumaru was already planning to bring the pup here since it is not yet known the identity of those at the den who were under his mother's influence. Once again, this Sesshoumaru is requiring your help.” The last part was said so softly that I wasn't sure if he was still speaking to us or was berating himself. “That's what packs are for right?” I inquired with a smile as I got his attention back. He seemed to think about it for a moment before giving a slight nod of his head. “Good. Now that that is all settled, I think it's time I started dinner.” Please R&R, good and bad reviews are welcome, however, I will ignore flames. CreditsLayout and Coding By: JayImage From: Aethereality.net Resources From: Hybrid-Genesis.net |
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