Fanfiction
"Dammit!" Inuyasha growled as he glared, for not the first time that morning, up past the blade at his neck into the stoic eyes of his older brother. Testuaiga lay ten feet from the pair, reduced back into its rusty and useless state.
"The fight is mine," Sesshomaru proclaimed, withdrawing Bakusaiga and sheathing it once more. He then stooped over and grasped Inuyasha's upper arm and hauled him up, "You musn't get distracted so easily brother." He nodded toward the object of said distraction, a pretty, raven haired miko who was watching calmly at the sidelines. "Or we will be forced to train away from where they can watch."
Inuyasha sighed, "I know. I'm just worried. Kagome's been really distant with me lately, like there's something she's not telling."
"Hn," Sesshomaru really couldn't say anything to that. He had noticed that the young girl had been spending a lot of time with the slayer and the elder miko who lived in the village. She hadn't been very forward with her emotions, which was unusual for her enthusiastic personality.
Over the last three years, he and his brother had come to quite good terms with each other, and as such Sesshomaru learned a great deal about Inuyasha's wife and companions. He had grown to tolerate them, respect some of their finer points even, but he had yet to learn to communicate every effectively with any of them yet, much less reassure their insecurities.
On top of that, he knew nothing at all about females, even less so about human females, so he knew that any brotherly advice he could offer would be a waste of time. Instead, he looked as his concerned brother and said, "Nevertheless, you are improving."
Inuyasha half-smiled at that one. The training sessions he had with Sesshomaru were grueling and always ended in his defeat, but they were helping him with basic swordsmanship so he wouldn't always be flinging the Wind Scar around like a child. Plus, a compliment from Sesshomaru was enough to make anyone feel good about themselves.
Apparently, someone else agreed, because laughter broke out from three people across the grassy field. Kagome, Sango, and Miroku strode easily over to the pair, snickering at the comment from the taiyoukai.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as if to say, what's so funny?
Miroku answered after getting ahold of himself, "Oh nothing m'lord, It's just refreshing to see you compliment your little brother."
The taiyoukai struggled not to roll his eyes and said, dignified, "I only wished to distract him from the pains of taking care of such an impossible woman," he gestured to Kagome.
The miko sighed and turned toward him, "You're quite the charmer Sesshomaru. You really know your way into a woman's heart," she said sarcastically. "Jeez guys, we gotta get the popsicle a girlfriend!"
Sesshomaru cocked his head as the others laughed. Popsicle? Girlfriend? More of the insufferable miko's future speak.
Rubbing his temples, he muttered, "Please refrain from using words that belong five hundred years in the future. They are more irritating than Naraku was, and as you remember, he paid for it with his life."
"Ah come on!" Kagome laughed. "I'm just saying you should loosen up a litt-" but she cut off, a gasp in her throat and her eyes bulging with shock.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha fretted. "Kagome!"
"I… sense it…"
Sango stepped forward, worried at the fear in her friend's voice. The miko looked absolutely terrified.
"What is it Kagome?" Miroku urged her to answer.
"I can feel it!" she cried out suddenly. "I can sense the Shikon no Tama!"