Disclaimer: How many of you here watch Inu-Yasha? Please say all of you, 'cause other this will be confusing. Now that we've got that cleared up, how many of you remember those funny credit things? You know, the things that "Give Credit" to the people who actually helped with the creation of Inu-Yasha? And it tell you based off the manga by Rumiko …something or other (sorry can only thing of the author of Yu-Gi-Oh right now)? Believe it or not, I'm not in the credits. Because I didn't create Inu-Yasha, and even more shockingly, don't own it. If I did, Sesshomaru would be in it so much more, because clearly he's the best character…

Emphasis on Almost

He pisses me off, standing there all cool, confident that he will kick my ass. That this will be the time he finally kills me or whatever the hell he's here for this time. Unless he comes out and says it, there's no way in hell I can guess what he's after.

He pisses me off!

And it doesn't help that he's brought that annoying toad thing of his that stand there yapping away until either he's told coldly to shut up or someone knocks him unconsciousness. Personally I think the second ways more fun, but as long as something is done.

Oh yeah, and I've got a fucking cheering section behind me. Kagome always screaming my name, Miroku and Sango always itching to jump in once I've been slammed into the ground one to many times in the fight, and Shippo, hiding behind Kagome, squeaking something to me every so often. They don't get it- I could kick his ass if I could concentrate a little more, so if they would shut the hell up, please!

He looks so smug, just waiting for me to make the first me. He's so sure that him just standing there, mocking me, that'll I'll become irrational and attack him. Well he's just gonna have to start things this time because I'm not falling for it this time. I'm not gonna attack him. If he wants a fight, he'd better do something about it.

But dammit he really pisses me off!

He didn't always you know. When I was little he was nice to me, I think he might have even liked me. But then he had to leave and carry out his duties as Lord of the Western Lands, and the next time I saw him I was only a worthless half-breed to him. It's almost funny.

Big emphasis on almost there.

I don't know what changed. Maybe he's not so great after all, maybe other demons' opinions of half-breeds made his change. I don't really give a damn. All I know is that he hates me and I hate him.

I think.

Most of the time.

All right, sometimes.

Occasionally.

Fine. I don't hate him. But he's my fucking brother, and no matter how much he says he thinks I'm a worthless half-breed, how much he wants to kill me, I don't really think he means it either.

That's what I have to believe.

If I even for a second think that he actually hates me, then everything I've worked for it for nothing. It won't matter anymore; I'll be alone, completely without family.

He's all I've got left. He's really all I ever had. My father died right after I was born, my mother even when she was alive was never in good health, but he had always been there for me in his own way, strange as that might sound. And I really think that he's still looking after me, in his own very subtle way. Cause if you really think about it, he says he wants to kill me, but you can really believe he's ever tried, cause you gotta know that if he did I'd already be dead.

Not that anyone else sees that, but hey, they're all idiots. It can't be helped.

Oh good, he's finally gotten tired of waiting. Now we can just get this damn fight over with.

Wait! What the hell is he doing? He put his sword back! And now he's walking away! What the hells is that!

"Hey! Come back here!" I shout angrily at him.

"I will not fight you, Inuyasha, if you don't consider me worthy of your attention," he says coolly.

Not worthy of attention, huh?

Guess he's not so psychic.

I could just let him go. He's right. I don't really want to fight him. At least not right now. But on the other hand, if I let him go, then I'd have to explain to Kagome and the other why, and that would just bring up a whole mess of questions I don't have the patience to deal with.

But I still don't want him to go.

I want to go with him.

I-

Fuck it. I just have to fight him. That's how it is, and for the time being that's how it going to be.

But eventually Naraku will be killed. And maybe then I could get rid of the cheer squad and go back home with him.

Maybe.

Author Notes: So this was from Inuyasha's POV, intended to be a sort of pre-slash (incest) type fic. Of course, I might never actually get around to writing the actual incest fic, but it is on my things to do list. At the top right now, though, it finishing up Writers Window (I can do it!) and after that everything is fair game. I'm not really picky about updating anything else right now, so the sequel to this one-shot might actually get written. I can almost guarantee it will get started. It really depends on how many people read this fic on when I start the other one. –shrugs- whatever, anyway, I hope someone liked this story. And more importantly that lots of people REVIEW! Thanks Remo