Inuyasha: Eternity

Completion

~Chapter 11~

The sound of the waterfalls echoed down the cave halls. They bounced off the walls and echoed down to every bedchamber. Waking to the normal echoes of his home, Kouga moved to roll over and reach out for what he knew was in bed with him. Or so he planned.

He couldn't quite move. His arms had a certain soreness to them, hung up and overhead? His torso could move, but it ended up just twisting in an uncomfortable fashion as his arms could not and would not follow.

Grumbling to himself blue eyes opened, first adjusting to the room then moving to glance at what halted him. Eyes narrowed with confusion and stared at what looked to be black beads around his wrist tied to the wooden post of his bed..?

"Wha-?"

"Morning," the soft voice of his mate chuckled and his eyes raced.

There, down at his feet, stood the Hanyo he bedded just yesterday. Bite marks littered his body, still fresh from the night before. His body was bare, nothing covering as he sat crisscrossed before the wolf. He had a mischievous smile on him, his golden eyes lit with amusement. A toothy grin on him.

Silver hair was loose, riveting down shoulders and into his lap, over his chest. One hand cradled his face, his elbow propped on a knee. "So," the Inu began, drawing the word out in a singful manner. "Remember what I said yesterday?"

The Okami swallowed, a lump forming in his throat as he started to tug at the beads that held him. It was just jewelry, how did it keep him trapped!?

Inuyasha seemed to glance at it, watching the struggle for a moment when he returned his stare to blue spheres. "Did you know, most humans don't need spiritual power to make simple seals like that? Sometimes just the knowledge of how it works and the right ingredients are enough. But, only humans are capable of using those abilities. Luckily, I was human until the rise of the sun, lucky for you."

Kouga felt his brow twitch. "But... You're not human anymore... What if, what if you cant remove the beads now?"

The Hanyo began to grin. "That's your problem, not mine."

Kouga let out a nervous chuckle, "If I said I was deeply sorry, would it save me some?"

Inuyasha grinned even more, white teeth flashing. "I'm afraid not."

Looking down, golden eyes lock onto a tail, his hands reaching out to gently grab the tip. He smiled at the man as he tugged, feeling the extension try to pull away. "You know, though you left my dog ears alone technically. My mortal ones held quite a few bite marks... Should I return the favor?"

The wolf made a somewhat pitiful noise. "I would prefer you did it to my actual ears."

Pausing, the dog demon released his tail, eyes set on nothing as he seemed to think things over, then he smiled. "Do you know how much my ass hurt this morning?"

Kouga, "N-no... But I'm sure I can help with that. A warm bath in the springs? Some nice hot food?"

The Hanyo just continued to grin. "Well, you can't help with something you've never experienced." Golden eyes seemed to glow more vibrantly, a predatory nature to them. "How 'bout I just let you experience it for yourself?"

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Shippo and Shiori sat at the campfire alongside other hunters. One particularly looked somewhat like Miroku and Sango. Black eyes, a brown ponytail. On his lap was Kirara, the demon sleeping on his lap comfortably.