TITLE: none yet
FANDOM: inuyasha
DISCLAMER: I do not own inuysha or any of its characters, this story is just for fun, and I earn nothing for writing it
SUMMARY: Sesshomaru comes down with a cold
Sorry only one sneeze in this part, I hope it’s not too bad because I cant let anyone but me proofread this, and it’s my first ever fic.

It was one of those rare times when lord Sesshomaru felt tired enough that he would
absolutely have to sleep that night, the last few days had been absolutely exhausting. There had been a disturbance in the southern part of his territory, something had caused an entire clan of normally amicable bore demons to go mad. This had been of enough concern that Sesshomaru had taken it upon himself to investigate, instead of sending a group of his warriors. As it turned out a jewel shard had become imbedded in a sacred tree in the heart of the boars’ territory, a tree to which the boars paid great reverence. Well in short, he had to manage to extricate what he was beginning to mentally refer to as “those damn jewel shards” from said tree, and avoid fatally wounding any of the boars, or damage the tree. In other words it had been a long few days.

Still he should not have felt this exhausted, he usually goes for a month or more on nothing more than occasional meditation, and he had slept less than three weeks ago. Sesshomaru mentally shook himself from the haze of unsettling thoughts and feelings that surrounded him, he would be arriving at the castle soon and he would need to concentrate to land. He willed the cloud of demon energy closer to the ground, realizing as he did that he had a slight headache. This was unusual but he chalked it up to the stress of the last few days. Upon landing he was greeted by the castle guards, who hurriedly set about opening the gate for their lord.

The palace was gorgeous its towering walls, including the defensive one through which he had just come, were made of a pearlescent silvery white stone. At night this made the castle seem like it was made from moonlight. His father had built it in a style never before seen in Japan. It was inspired by a distant land his father had seen when he young. The gardens were also exquisite, laid out and tended to perfection, and containing many rare and exotic plants. But Sesshomaru cared for none of this as he entered the palace’s grounds, hoping against hope that the household would not come to great him, but alas it was not to be. The entire staff was lined up along the walkway, plus Jaken, and Rin standing in the cavernous doorway ready to greet him Then they all said, perfectly in unison “ welcome home Lord Sesshomaru” and bowed. Rin then could contain herself no longer and ran up to Sesshomaru. “Lord Sesshomaru Rin is so glad you have come back” Rin crowed dancing and spinning all the wile. Jaken was quick to take offense to this and came running in his comically waddling way to admonish the child. An already annoyed Sesshomaru quickly put a stop to this using one word. “Jaken” Jaken quickly spun round and in a quavering fearful voice said “yes milord?” he knew the tone his lord had just used and it meant trouble, specifically for him. Sesshomaru promptly disarmed Jaken of his staff and hit him over the head with it. Sesshomaru then turned to the servants and dismissed them all with a wave of his hand leaving Jaken and his staff lying on the stone of the walkway. Sesshomaru then made his way through the corridors of the palace to the sanctity of his study, Rin tagging along behind him babbling happily all the way.

Meanwhile Jaken was waking up and rubbing the small bump on his head. “That’s funny” he mused aloud “this bump is much smaller than usual, so ether Lord Sesshomaru did not hit me as hard, or I’m getting used to this.” And he scampered off to attend to his duties

Back in Sesshomaru’s study Sesshomaru was halfheartedly going over some papers Rin quietly reading across the room, and though his expression was no different than usual Rin could tell something was wrong with her lord. “Lord Sesshomaru?” she asked “ yes Rin” he replied, his rich baritone voice laced with something just barely identifiable as fatigue. “Rin is worried, lord Sesshomaru dose not look so well” He let the thought of lying flit through his mind for half a second before he decided against it. Rin trusted him, and though he wound never say it in public, he loved her like his own pup. “I’m just tired Rin” at witch point his nose decided to revolt and he sneezed rather harshly. That was the last straw for Rin, who had been watching her lord over her book for the last hour, seeing him grow almost imperceptibly paler, and faint dark shadows start forming under his eyes. “ Then lord Sesshomaru should go to bed!” the little girl stated fervently, and she leapt up from the floor where she had been sitting and grabbed Sesshomaru’s hand. And to her disbelief and his own he allowed his young ward to drag him to his chambers. Once their Rin pulled down the covers and motioned for him to get in, once he had, she blew out the candles lighting the room, closed the curtains, and left. Sesshomaru had just enough time to think about how unusual for him to sneeze before falling asleep.

Please feel free to comment or critic or make suggestions!
TBC

That was fast! I didn't expect you t have this finished previously. But anyways, this is a good solid start! I can't wait to see what happens in the future to poor Sesshomaru.

please feel free to make suggestions as to the direction you want this story to take! i may be persuaded to change the direction i was thinking of taking! and i don't like to spell out sneezes because i want you to be able to use your imagination, so they sound as you want them too.

Sesshomaru woke the next morning to a scratchy throat and the slight heaviness of congestion in his head, as well as yesterday’s headache. He sat up reluctantly, and sneezed wetly three times into his sleeve, realizing as he did that he had not changed last night. He knew now why he had been so out of sorts yesterday, because it was obvious enough now that he had been coming down with something. It was uncommon for even low level demons to get sick. Much less a demon lord. Oh this was not the first time Sesshomaru had been sick, but the last time had been when his father had been alive, and that was a long time ago. Back then he had not had the kind of responsibilities he now has, so he pulled himself off the silver silk sheets of his bed, and resolved not to let on that anything was wrong. Just as this last thought crossed his mind his nose again decided to turn traitor, and he sneezed roughly into his already well used sleeve. He groaned softly allowing his impassive mask to slip, and made his way down a private corridor to a magically created hot spring. The steam however was wreaking havoc on his nose. He had to fight not to let his desperation to sneeze show on his face as he dismissed the attending servant with a wave. As soon an the young man was out of earshot Sesshomaru let loose a tremendously powerful sneeze, and found himself with a new problem, a badly running nose, it would seem that the steam was loosening a great deal of congestion. Sesshomaru quickly grabbed a towel, it was unseemly for a lord to do but what choice did he have? So with that gave a wet gurgling blow into the towel. Now with his head feeling much clearer he set to the task of striping himself down and scrubbing off, before finally climbing into the hot spring. He let himself relax as the heat of the water soaked into him, grateful, not for the first time for the spell that allowed him a private hot spring who’s temperature could be changed at will. But he knew he could not linger here much longer without arousing suspicions as to his whereabouts, he would just have to put in an appearance at breakfast. So after what had felt like all too short a time he climbed out of the spring wrapped towel around his waste and went back to his bedroom in search of suitable clothing. He chose an outfit not altogether unlike the one he normally wore, except it was in the silver and midnight blue that adorned his chambers. Sesshomaru then got out a handkerchief, and was about to turn away when he thought better of it and grabbed a couple more, all of which he tucked discretely into a pocket inside of his shirt.


He arrived at breakfast a little late, but seeing as he was the lord no one said anything. Except Rin who happily greeted her lord, and asked if he had slept well. Sesshomaru nodded, glad that Jaken was not around to start any sort of argument with the child. Sesshomaru seated himself at the head of the table and began to eat. Rin then followed suit, things were quiet through most of the meal, and though Sesshomaru had very little appetite, he ate simply to keep up appearances. Suddenly however Sesshomaru felt the need to sneeze, he knew that if he got up and left so abruptly it would be even more evident that something was wrong than if he just sneezed. So he did the only thing he could, he pulled out one of the handkerchiefs from his shirt, and stifled. “Excuse me” said Sesshomaru in a voice just slightly softer and deeper than was normal for him. Breakfast was finished in silence and Sesshomaru retired to his study to attempt to get some work done. He did paperwork for a few hours, stopping to tend to his misbehaving nose intermittently. Much to his annoyance he found himself feeling worse by the minute, and developing a nagging cough. Needless to say he had not accomplished much by the time Rin came to see him early in the afternoon, Jaken was behind her squawking something about not bothering their lord when he was working. Their bickering however came to an abrupt halt when they saw their lord immersed in a coughing fit, Rin immediately ran to his side, dropping the handful of flowers she had picked for him. She began rubbing slow rhythmic circles on his back, trying to calm the fit. Meanwhile Jaken just stood there, his eyes bugged out in shock. As the fit subsided Rin asked in a voice heavily laden with concern if he was ok, Jaken jumped in, having recovered somewhat and stated “of coarse he’s ok you impudent child, no illness could ever overcome one as great as Lord Sesshomaru!” But Sesshomaru raised his hand to silence the imp before he could get any further in his lecture. “I’m fine Rin, I just have a small cold” Sesshomaru said, his voice had taken on such a congested gravely tone by this point that he knew he could not hide his illness any longer. Jaken was so shocked by this admission that he promptly fainted. Rin however was not as surprised by this fact as Jaken, Rin, despite her sometimes goofy behavior was incredibly observant when it came to her lord and father figure, and had known he was getting sick scene he had come home the day before. Indeed, she could read any change in her lord’s impassive and often cold features. It was why she remained so dedicated to him, because she could tell he loved her, even if no one else could. So when she found that his forehead was slightly warmer than usual she knew she had to think of a way to help her lord.

Well everyone, shall I continue? And what should little Rin do now?
TBC but only if someone wants me too

T-the cuteness @_@

I want you to continue! I love Sesshomaru! But if I could make one small suggestion.... I think adding some paragraph breaks, especially with the dialogue, would be very helpful. I find the large paragraphs to be a little overwhelming. Other than that, you are doing a wonderful job. I enjoy your writing style and detail. Please do continue soon.

i will do my best to accommodate you Cerulean! and thank you for the comments everyone!

hey guys, just wanted to let all of you know that it may take some time for me to get the next chapter up because i'm not feeling very well. also i would like a little more feedback, even if its something that needs changed, this is very much a learning process for me. oh and i want to know what direction YOU want this story to go, or even just small things you would like to see worked into the story. the more feedback i get the better this story will be for everyone!

okay, so to anyone who cares, i'm not all that sure how i want to proceed, i have never written a fic before this one, and i'm at a loss for how to continue. so if you want me to keep going i need some ideas. case and point I'M STUCK!