"Onii san!"

The fuck? Did she just call me her big brother?

I may care for a human in this village, but it's not her.

I still remember how my father died, trying to protect a human, the one who carried his child. Inuyasha might die like that. In fact, that wouldn't surprise me at all.

But I'm not your brother, miko. You are my father's half-of-what-he-can-be's mate.

Know this.

"Aw. He made a really mean face at me. And Inuyasha…so are you." Kagome said solemnly.

"That didn't sound right at all" Inuyasha retorted.

Thank you. I'm not the only one who sees the audacity…