Season's Heat

Chapter 1.)

There was a light breze in the air of June's late morning. Yes, it was the beginning of the summer months.
Resting by a small hut, in Kiada's village, the inu gang were enjoying the lovely weather. All were quit excited about the season's upcoming events. The numerous fairs, village parties, and holadiys.

But, there were some among the group that rather face a hord of demons, than this insufferable weather.
Inuyash was not pleased. At all.
In fact, there was a Change in their hono's behavior. Instead of their energetic, whiney, loud, and easily agitated hono. They got a calm, lazy, aggressive, and even more easily agitated dog demon.

And his unusual behavior did not go unnoticed. How he would distance himself from the group, during really hot days. How he would snap at them over the pettyist of things.
Yes. There was definitely something wrong with their inu. And the only one who truly understood the situation was their peacemaker. Miroku.

Now, as a monk, he understood a number of things. The balance between life and death. The spirit world. And how society systems worked. Including plants, humans, and demons.
The mounk knew what the inu was going through. Why he couldn't control his primal need to dominate.
It was instinct after all.

Not wanting the other involved with his situation, Inuyash played it off as being moody.
And thus tricked into believing the inu was just being moody because of the weather, along with the assurance of their monk, they played it off.

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It was starting to tire him. The game of cat and mouse he would play with Inuyash, every time he tried to approach the hono on the subject. Either dodging the monk, avoiding him, or coming up with some of the most stupid exsuases.

Example: 

"Hey, Inuyash, do you have a moment to tal-", he would start.
"Whoa, I think I smell a demon. Me and Songo have to go on perminater check. Talk to y'a later", Inuyash would interpret.

Or when,"Inuyash, you know your my best friend, and can tell me anything right-", but as always the inu would counter with,"Oh- is that kagoma calling me to sit!?! Gotta go!".

Now that last one was just plain Bullshit. It wasn't even a realistic exsuase.
1.) He would be six feet under, if the teenage girl told him to sit.
2.) He was pretty sure he saw the look of utter confusion when the hono called out to her.( poor girl was used as the demon' s  escape root)
And 3.) He was dame sure that Inuyash wasn't dumme enough to not catch the monk's acts of confront, knowing smils, and overall sympathy.

No, the hono was definitely embarrassed about his primal side. Fearing that the mating season would get to him, and result in him attacking one of his close friends, or Miroku not being able to cover up one of his episodes.
'Poor thing', the monk though. 'He won't hold out much long. He's already withstanding the increase of pheromones.'

And that got the monk thinking,'If Inuyash is suffering so, than I can't imagine sesshomuro's struggle. Being a powerful,  and not to mention  handsome demon Lord, he must be having ten times the trouble Inuyash is facing.'
Than, suddenly, he heard a low growl.
"Sesshomuro, come out y'a son of a bitch!!!". Challenged the hono.

'Oh Buddha. Have mercy on my soul. Let not the wrath of Japan's most powerful inu brothers come apone this poor village.'

"Little brother.", replied a cold stoic Voice.

'Speak of the devil', though Miroku.