Hey! I used to be on the site, came off the site, had previous stories destroyed by naaasty (really nasty, honest) virus (I've got to type some of them back up...), and now I have returned by a renewed interest in Inuyasha and a pair of rather yummy brothers. This is my first story which is something more than a one shot (going for the sympathy vote) so please review (pretty please) so my ego can be boosted enough to finish it of with some lovely Inu Sess action...yum...

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I hold no rights over Inuyasha or any of its characters whatsoever otherwise it would have so many hot bits you'd det fire when reading it (cheesy I know :D).

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Inuyasha had never been fond of awkward silences, hell, who was? Only, it was this particular awkward silence, the sheer mind-numbing horrific embarrassment of it that set it apart from the rest. Shit, it was what little awkward silences aspired to be when they grew up. Blushing profusely Inuyasha stared blindly at the floor, avoiding the unblinking glare of his older brother, Sesshomaru.

Perhaps it would have been better if he hadn't been drunk? No, Inuyasha shook his head in disgust, if he hadn't been drunk he would never have done such a God-awful stupid thing in the first place. Still avoiding the eyes of his brother, Inuyasha allowed his cringing mind to return to the humiliating events of the previous evening.

Kagome had returned to her own time for the weekend, it was her mother's birthday and as she had missed the last one she felt it was her duty to at least try to spend some time with her long neglected family. As he pondered over it now he realized it was her absence which led him to act like such a complete and utter ass. Kagome always managed to make him act with at least some self restraint, as he definitely didn't last night. He mentally cringed at the recollection.

If only they hadn't found the sake barrels…

Inuyasha never would have thought that Kaede, the sly bugger, would have been able to stash so much sake in the confines of her minuscule hut. He and Miroku had been practicing their fighting and when Inuyasha had dived to the floor in order to evade a sweep from a staff wielding Miroku he got more than just a face full of dirt.

He fell through the bloody floor!

It turned out (after a thorough investigation of a dazed Inuyasha and a highly amused Miroku) that Kaede had a huge secret stash of sake under their very feet! There was a trapdoor and everything! In fact it was that very trapdoor which caused Inuyasha to stumble across the hidden alcohol. The bloody thing was rotten and when Inuyasha had landed on it it simply crumbled under his weight. Inuyasha could only wonder how she managed to sneak so many barrels down there, it wasn't as if a regular human could manage to drink so much sake in an entire lifetime! Well, that was if you classed the majestic Kaede as 'regular'.

Of course one thing lead to another, well, if you'd discovered a whole room packed with alcohol you wouldn't sit and look at it would you? Well, Inuyasha was beginning to wish he had done just that, half an hour of drunken fun was NOT worth the lifetime of embarrassment and humiliation it had brought upon him last night. Oh God…now he was beginning to get a headache.

It wouldn't have been as bad if him and Miroku had just sat in the hut and slept it off. It was alright just making an ass of himself in front of Miroku, at least he knew that Miroku would feel just as stupid the next day. Sitting through a drunken 'Sango is amazing' speech was OK, it had been pretty amusing at the time, Miroku's slurred speech and drunken repetitiveness 'Bloody great girl I tell you, bloody great, no really, she is, bloody fantastic.', it had been fun, even.

It was only when it was Inuyasha's turn to be drunkenly stupid was when things got baaaad.

If only he hadn't detected Sesshomaru's scent on the air blowing into the hut.

Hell, Inuyasha hadn't been stupid, he'd been a raving lunatic! No matter how inebriated a person could be he was sure it would never seem like a good idea to seek out your murderous older half brother, try and start a fight, fall over miserably while attempting to draw sword, find self incapable of getting back up and burst into tears whilst mumbling incoherent love confessions to said horrified older sibling.

Inuyasha's ears drooped in mortification at the memory.

He supposed it was only out of pity that Sesshomaru hadn't chopped him up whilst he was still blurting his innermost feelings at the stunned yokai. Nope, definitely not pity. Was Sesshomaru even capable of feeling that emotion? It was probably some stuck up thing about 'not chopping up younger siblings whilst drunk and unable to fight back', all about his bloody honour, nothing to do with caring for Inuyasha whilst in his pathetic drunken state.

Shit…

Sesshomaru was still staring at him, he could feel it. The bastard hadn't said a word since he'd woken up. It seemed Sesshomaru, for some unfathomable reason, had even gone through the effort of finding a blanket for the sleeping hanyou (he'd actually drifted off pretty quickly when he'd stopped rambling to Sesshomaru). Even if it was a really mangy blanket Inuyasha was pretty touched, all his limbs were still intact and he had a blanket, what more could you want? Except some really strong pain killers , of course (introduced to him by Kagome). God, did you always feel this bad after a few (a lot) of drinks?

Those eyes were beginning to annoy him…

"What you lookin' at?"

Prize for most half-assed attempt to regain a shred of dignity goes to, wait for it, Inuyasha! The crowd is going wild!

Sesshomaru replied with a blink. ( Inuyasha had finally scraped together enough courage to actually look at his silent brother).

The prolonged silence even after his exclamation only served to irritate Inuyasha further. Hell, if his brother was going to kill him for being a filthy half-breed who fancied the pants off his older (male) sibling, why didn't he just get it over with? Was he getting some warped kick out of watching Inuyasha squirm under his unwavering gaze?

It wasn't as if Inuyasha didn't feel disgusting enough with his choice in men (men! aghh!) but that it was his brother (even if he was only half) put the cherry on top of the metaphorical cake.

And that Sessomaru knew…Inuyasha didn't want to think about it. There are some things which you have to block out in order to remain sane.

Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. It was his mantra, repeated over and over in his mind, at least it stopped him thinking about what his brother was going to do to him for being even more of a disgrace to the noble family of Inutashio.

"Inuyasha."

The soft yet dangerous voice of his brother pulled Inuyasha out of his reverie. Slowly turning to face the owner of that voice the only coherent thought in Inuyasha's mind was 'Shit. I'm really in for it now.'

To be continued...

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I hope you liked it! I'm not so sure about it myself, I think I went a bit rambly in places but I hope you enjoyed it! Please review! If I know people are reading and liking what they're seeing I'll be sure to update all the quicker! Yodel!