Chapter 1: Acedia
As much as he was against ever following his father’s footsteps when it came to females, Sesshomaru knew more then any that Inuyasha was ruining his alpha female, more so as a sub-pack of his own small pack it was his job to rectify the situation to some end. In truth he had never hated his younger brother for the things that were beyond his control. The pup could not help the fact that his bitch of a mother was not a bitch at all, but instead a weak human hime. What Sesshomaru disliked was that Inuyasha, though poverty stricken and hard life led, still behaved as he had when his witless mother had allowed him to run amuck. Demon pups, even half demons demanded a strong and firm hand other wise they were wild.
Inuyasha was proof of this fact.
From shadows and far enough away never to be noticed, the silent predator watched countless times as the supposed alpha left his female to the whims of the wild. Many times he had snuck up on their camp just to see how close he could get, to let the boy know that his neglect could cost him everything dear to him, if he held them dear at all. The twin tailed neko knew he meant no harm in these visits and the small kitsune’s nose was not adept enough to pick on up his scents. But time and time again, his own younger half brother would obviously scent him, but take his anger out on his pack. More disastrous was the fact that they were human and had no idea why the pup would behave as such, and the only one that truly did, couldn’t say a word.
Too many times he had watched the boys apathy for his alpha females station, safety, and well being run to the wills of the wild. The females distress was enough to pull him subconsciously to her so that he could remove her from the pups presence. It had not gone as well as he had hoped but in the end, he was Sesshomaru, and what could they really do? The only one that had ever hurt him other then his father, was his half brother, and it had been more out of shock and being unprepared then anything.
The female didn’t seem to understand that this was for the best, but eventually she fell into the place he saw fit for her, and began to take more notice of her then just passing. They had like minded goals and she as female did her duty without thought or being asked, to take care of his young pup. Slowly they began to fall into a schedule, a rhythm, she even seemed to gain back the shine that had left her then dull eyes. The female looked better, sounded better, was better under his care then she had been under the boys. Yes, he knew she still wanted to go back, but with each day that feeling, he could tell, grew less and less, and a sense of belonging over took them all.
He had never wanted to follow his father when it came to females, but Kagome was different, and he had no mate that he was cheating on to be with her. He was not following his father, he was walking his own path, it was just that it seemed similar to that which had already been walked.
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For the most part Inuyasha had not known what to do when Kagome had been taken, he was enraged, and snarling at anything and everything there was. He simply did not know what to do with out Kagome. Yet he had always thought she would just be there, only to find out that she was not. There was no chasing after Sesshomaru once he entered his own lands, Sesshomaru was a prince of the Western lands, its lord, he, Inuyasha was the son of a human hime and the large Inu that prowled the western lands, his father only the lord because he had mated above his station. He was an heir only to power, and seemingly misfortune.
Many times since she had gone, taken from them by his own alpha, Inuyasha had thought of all that had happened, all that he had done, all that he could have changed. It was too late now seeing that he had been too caught up in the past to notice the present, let alone realizing that he had lost the future as well. Sometimes, on the wind he thought he smelled her, her scent delicate, and light, happy. It was a scent he had not scent on her since the beginning of their journeys, it was the scent that kept him away from her. His lacking ability to move forward, to live, forgive, and forget, was what had cost him his alpha female, his shard detector, the female he now realized too late that he loved. His fear of his alpha, Sesshomaru, and the scent of Kagome’s happiness kept him from moving again.
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Kagome had adjusted, she had been pained for a long time to be without all that she had known, but for the most part she was well suited, more so with the stoic dog demon then the hanyou. Her life then was a bit hazy, not enough good memories to outshine the bad, but she was happy now.
Sesshomaru was not a male of words, and often times she had felt put out, but actions speak louder then words, and his actions spoke volumes to her. She was happy that life was moving forward in some way. She hoped that her demon lord and herself would become closer still. She blushed prettily at the thought, not noticing the sudden shift of the daiyoukai’s nose as he took in her intoxicating scent, and mentally growled in possessive delight.
The large Inu could only think that she was his to protect, have, hold, to move foreword with. Inuyasha was a fool, but he was not.
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Sloth -Sloth is defined as spiritual or emotional apathy, neglecting what God has spoken, and being physically and emotionally inactive. Acedia is a Latin word, from Greek ἁκηδείᾱ, meaning "Carelessness". Acedia is also deemed to lead to God's wrath.
Sloth can also concern wasting due to lack of use, expanding into almost any person, place, thing, skills, or intangible ideal that would require maintenance, refinement, or support to continue to exist.
AS PER WIKI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_(deadly_sin)
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