A/N: Hi, this is a new story I came up with. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru leave Japan and head for Europe in search for something. The story takes place in the 19th century world.
For Whom the Bells Cry For
Prologue…
Inuyasha's P.O.V
Time had passed, to be more exact five long excruciating centuries have passed for myself and for my half brother, well at least I can say that for myself though. Ever since the tragic death of mistress Rin-chan, Sesshomaru hasn't been himself. He still has a bad tendency to kill and I suspect that it is he who is committing these horrid crimes against humanity. He has been missing during these long centuries of hell and now he has come out of hiding.
For starts, my name is Inuyasha, I am a hanyou and I am related to this madman who happens to be my handsome half brother Sesshomaru. He once ruled the Western Lands when there were youkai's around, but ever since the humans learned how to defend themselves against us youkai's, all hell has broken lose.
We are now thought of as beast, hmph no that is a mistake on my behalf. We have all ways been seen as beasts to the eyes of the imbecile humans. Yes the times and customs may have in some ways have changed, but they still fear us. That is what still gives us both strength and a meaning to live in this perplex world.
You see, my brother and I are the only youkai's still alive. It is now up to us both to bring back the youkai blood to the world and find our place among these dreadful humans. Yes I lost two mikos in the past who I treasured deeply, but it was never meant to be.
I am a hanyou, I do hold some human affection but after these long years of solitary, I have come to realize human emotions are a waste of my time.
Now it is time to seek out my brother, he is the only one I want; he is what I need to make this emptiness dissipate from my being. We have been parted for far too long, it is time to bring back the mighty blood of our father, Inu no Taishou the great Inu taiyoukai. This is both our legacy and we will not fail in our quest, even if it cost us both our lives…
Chapter 1: The Deceased Victims & the Disturbing Images of the Past…
Still Inuyasha's P.O.V.
The device I had come to have known as a grand father clock struck seven in the morning; it was time for me to get up for the new day. God, this new era shit was far worst then the youkais I use to fight back in the Sengoku Jidai era, damn that seemed so far away. In a way I missed it, I missed how simple life was. Hell I even missed my damn sash of the fire rat haori and hakama clothes!
But no, Sesshomaru had said that we were to dress like the other humans so no one would come to suspect us of what we were once the times started to change and we were forced to go into hiding.
With some difficulty, I climbed out of the futon and sighed in exasperation and frustration. I looked around my room and decided to get my ass up before sleep got the best of me and I spend all the day inside sleeping like a lazy baka. For some reason I still found just the word 'sleep' repulsive.
Damn Sesshomaru last time I saw him he still lived in the Western Palace while I am stuck with these vile creatures. Oh I'll be sure to thank him for his hospitality on letting me stay over to the palace.
With out further ado, I got dressed and made my way to the kitchen area. Strange as it might sound, but yes after these long year I have learned how to cook. I am in debt to Kagome for this, she first taught me how to boil water then she taught me how to cook. I still claim to miss the ramen she used to bring me from her time, but she's dead.
All our friends are dead; the people we cared for are no longer with us. Now it's only Sesshomaru and me who are now the only remaining survivors of both groups and frankly I find it a bit annoying, but not really. I enjoyed his company, well not exactly his company but just the thought of knowing he is still alive and well.
I began to boil the water for some tea, yuck I can't stand the taste of tea, but it's either the green tea or just plain water. Hmmm…you know blood would make these things a bit more enjoyable. Tsk, tsk Inuyasha, I am being to think just like my cynical attractive brother.
Speaking of that royal pain in the ass, I have come to find that I am thinking about him more then usual. I find that my dreams are beginning to become more graphic, I…I image him on top of me and him saying my name in a whisper while he thrusts himself into me. Damn I've been reading too many of those old scrolls that I've been finding around here.
The pot which contained the water began to signal that it was done; with a dejected sigh I poured the steaming water into a cup and set the tea kettle back onto the fire. I blew on it carefully and then I took a sip. Ouch, shit its hot, smart me. I'll just have to wait until it cooled off.
I settled the cup down and lay on my back. I am completely bored, nothing satisfies this Inuyasha anymore. Hn, I am starting to talk just like that arrogant bastard of Sesshomaru. Must run in the family I presume.
I continued to lie on my back in idleness before my mind had been swept with images of the past. My former life, my friends…and the last battle with Naraku. Before the thoughts claim me fully, I pulled away from them in sadness. I did not want to think about the past anymore. What's done is done, I cannot change the past. And even if I could, I do not think I could bring myself to do it. They all died honorably, but their lives were the sacrifice to destroy Naraku and the Shikon no Tama.
Their blood combined along with Kagome miko powers, Sesshomaru's strike from Toukijin and my Black Lash Wave brought him to his demise. My blood as well as Sesshomaru's blood was what seal the entire event. Now we are all alone, shit life is unfair.
I still do not comprehend why we live, I mean yes Sesshomaru and I have one another, but ever since Rin-chan was killed during the final battle and he tried to revive her back to life with Tensaiga but it did not let him bring her back, he…he seemed to have lost all notice of life. My brother at that moment had realized that Tensaiga could only revive a person back from the dead once and he had lost all compassion.
As to this day, I am not too sure whatever happened to Tensaiga, I doubt that he would have discarded the sword, but knowing Sesshomaru he could be capable of anything and I mean anything. I can recall his malevolent smile, and for the first time in my long 1,700 years on this earth, I saw my brother's tears for the first time.
He had held onto Rin tightly in his arms and his expression was of pure sorrow and of pain. His tears had fallen upon the deceased child's face and he had kissed her cold cheek. I could only gape at the scene before me, but I could not bear to see him brought to his knees in such a disgraceful manner.
Now that I can think back to the past, I believe I am now the cold hearted bastard while Sesshomaru has become the…the emotionless bastard. Hmmm…so have things really changed then? I cannot say so for sure, but whatever the case maybe, our lives are a living hell and now it is time for me to go after Sesshomaru and claim him as my own.
It sounds all so simple, but I do not know where me elder brother has hidden himself from me. He could be anywhere and I am determined to find that bastard and bring him back to me even if I must search the seven corners of the world. Well maybe not the seven corners of the world, just all of Japan. I mean he would not have left me here all alone in Japan right?
Damn another thing that is going to keep me up all night, thanks a lot taiyoukai Sesshomaru! Argh, oh my tea, great now it's cold.
Well enough idleness from my behalf, I might as well get a moving. Uh, where the hell's my haori?
Ah there it is, come to me you damn haori, okay now that I am dressed and also that I have 'eaten or rather drunken' something, time to get on with the day.
End Inuyasha's P.O.V.
Inuyasha jumped to his feet gracefully and walked out the back way of the house he lived in. he lived in the outskirts of the Kaeda's village which was now a city. Time had truly passed them; the new generations had no idea that Inuyasha was a hanyou. He kept his distance from them and they kept his distance from him which was just the way he liked it.
He stumbled into the bright sunny day, there was a gentle breeze in the air and he enjoyed it with pleasure. He could vaguely smell Sesshomaru's unique scent in the air, but he still had no idea where he was located at. He could even make out the scents of Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kirara's scents. The thoughts of his friends pained him, and Sesshomaru was not making it any better.
He cursed his brother for not comforting him in his misery, but he knew that his brother was as well recovering from his lost. Inuyasha decided to go after his brother and the only good hint he knew where he might have been would be in the Western Lands.
In a flash, Inuyasha ran through the forest at an unbelievable speed like he had never been able to do, he jumped into the sky and his long silver wiped out all around him casting a majestic sight. He jumped from branch to branch until he dropped gracefully to the ground and entered the Western Lands, his and his brother's home.
Inuyasha slashed his wrist and threw his blood onto the barrier he knew was there. Sesshomaru hadn't wanted any humans to enter his lands, he would rather have been skinned alive then fall to the mercy of the vile humans and lose the battle of protecting their lands. It had taken what Inuyasha believed two centuries to conduct a master plan to keep humans away from the West, but it had worked up until now.
The humans were getting greedy with the expanding numbers of humans and they were in demanded for more land and the western lands were the only lands still remaining. Inuyasha felt agony knowing that they would lose their lands and the few remaining scraps of happiness he and Sesshomaru still had left.
Quickly he dashed forward and sealed the barrier behind him. Inuyasha ran up towards the palace and found it to be in an impeccable state just like in its years of glory. Inuyasha approached the open gates of the palace and he entered them, he felt his brother's presences coming from his studies. Inuyasha frowned sadly at the thought that he would be seeing his brother again for the first time in five centuries.
He smiled nervously and ran down the long corridors of the immense palace; he ran up the stairs to the second floor and halted right before the studies double doors. Inuyasha reached out a trembling hand and threw open the doors to revile his brother, Sesshomaru-sama looking out the window that over looked their lands. Inuyasha's breath was caught in his throat as he gawked over his brother.
He hadn't changed one bit, they only thing that was slightly different about him was his skin, it had become more pallid and his amber eyes were void and his facial expression was inscrutable to read.
Without looking back, Sesshomaru said coldly, "Inuyasha, it has been along has it not?" Inuyasha tilted his head to the side slightly. Inuyasha felt the over whelming need, desire to weep away Sesshomaru's grief with the only way he knew how to.
Reflexively, Inuyasha ran across the remaining space that separated them, and he threw himself into Sesshomaru's strong embrace. Sesshomaru was taken aback and for the first time in five centuries felt some sort of emotion. He held onto Inuyasha for dear life and stroked his silver hair caringly.
"Sesshomaru, you bastard, why did you neglect to see me all this time? Did I do something to you to have you loath me so?" Inuyasha buried his face onto the neck of Sesshomaru and cried.
Sesshomaru hushed Inuyasha while stroking his hair.
"No my dear Inuyasha, I just did not think it fit for you to see me in such a pitiful state that I am in at the moment. I just did not want to see you suffer the way I was…please Inuyasha stop your meaningless crying. We have now come back to each other which is enough for now little brother." Sesshomaru lifted Inuyasha's chin so their eyes locked; just then he began to lick his brother's salty tears from his face and this made Inuyasha groan.
"Sesshomaru, I've missed you so much and I want to take away your suffering. I want to see you like before, I want to see you back to your old arrogant self, the taiyoukai father was proud of, not this Sesshomaru. Please return back to me Sesshomaru…Please." Inuyasha whimpered softly into Sesshomaru's ear.
Caringly, Sesshomaru kissed Inuyasha's innocent lips passionately; Inuyasha's eyes widen in disbelief as to what was occurring. Sesshomaru ran his hands through Inuyasha's hair and slammed him against the wall behind them. Inuyasha moaned tenderly causing one of those rare smiles from Sesshomaru to form on his soft lips.
Inuyasha pulled away from Sesshomaru's lip and drew in a much needed breath, he then nibbled his brother's lower lip and this got a decent reaction from the taiyoukai. He slammed Inuyasha harder against the wall and they both kissed one another.
Inuyasha dug his claws into his brother's back, he removed his haori, but Sesshomaru stopped him before he even had a chance to show his delicate skin to him. He shook his head and announced, "No Inuyasha, there will be plenty for those types of things. I have come to a conclusion Inuyasha, I…no we must leave from here and go somewhere else. We have lost and as much as it pains me, but I must accept defeat. We have lost our friends and we have now lost our home."
Sesshomaru pulled away from Inuyasha and sighed in exasperation. Inuyasha eyed his brother to see if he was kidding, but Sesshomaru's expression was dead serious and it was exhilarating on to see him look like that. Inuyasha pouted slightly and whimpered like a puppy.
Sesshomaru eyed Inuyasha in concern and when he saw Inuyasha's expression he smiled slightly, before it turned to a depressing frown. He pulled Inuyasha towards him and they walked out of the studies out into the deserted corridors of the palace. Inuyasha clenched onto Sesshomaru as if he were indeed afraid. Sesshomaru tightened his hold on his younger brother
"Come now Inuyasha, this Sesshomaru expects a response from his brother." Sesshomaru nibbled Inuyasha's collar bone and Inuyasha groaned in frustration. He wanted his brother inside him, but he was neglecting him from pleasure.
"Damn you Sesshomaru, I want you, hell I want to feel you inside me, but you are neglecting this Inuyasha!" Inuyasha grunted in annoyance, and this just made Sesshomaru laugh.
"That was not the type of response this Sesshomaru had been expecting from you Inuyasha, but it will have to do. Where do you think we are going hanyou?" Sesshomaru's smile turned into sly smirk.
Inuyasha looked up at his brother and gave him a questioning look.
"Sesshomaru what do you have up your sleeve this time? First you present to me this shocking news that you give up the Western Lands and now you are taking me to somewhere that I don't even know where the hell it is." Inuyasha continued to gape up at his brother.
What does Sesshomaru plan to do to me? And where the hell are we going? Inuyasha's conscious mocked him for his stupidity and hissed, you baka, Sesshomaru's taking you to his chambers to make love to you. God it's so obvious and you can't even tell that he's missed you, hell it's even safe to say he loves you. You have to understand Inuyasha, we're the only thing he has, and he's the only thing we have. Besides you love him, and I don't mean in just a 'brotherly' manner. Even before the others passed away, you can recall the times we you and him held each other's gaze with desire, but either one of us wanted to confuse our feeling. But now is our chance to make things right.
Inuyasha froze, his eyes widen in anxiety and he muttered, "Uh, Sesshomaru please don't tell me we're going to your chambers."
Sesshomaru released Inuyasha and shrugged elegantly. "I am heading to my chambers Inuyasha, I never expected you to join me. You are welcomed to go on your own around the palace while I rest." With that, he opened the double doors of his room and stepped right in.
Inuyasha followed close after his brother and gaped at his brother's room. This was the first time he had ever stepped foot into his brother's chambers. It was enormous with white washed walls with a grand bed at the center of the room; there was an entire wall covered with mirrors and the bright sun shined through the immense windows of the room.
Sesshomaru causally sat down on the bed and lay back. He kept silent and before long Inuyasha was lying down next to him.
"I can see you are still here Inuyasha, is something the matter?" Sesshomaru kept his eyes closed, but he knew Inuyasha was glaring at with confusion.
"No, everything is fine Sessh, but I don't want to be alone anymore. I want to stay by your side forever and I'll follow you where ever you may go." Inuyasha looked at the handsome youkai lying besides him and he felt his heart beat faster.
Their hands brushed against each other until Sesshomaru took Inuyasha's hand into his and brought it to his chest.
"Inuyasha, you are one curious pup, but I will not leave you. I swear it." Sesshomaru opened his eyes and graced Inuyasha's soft lips with a kiss. Inuyasha purred contently at the feeling of his brother's lips against his.
Inuyasha pulled at his brother's hair begging for more then just simple kisses. He wanted the pleasure of having his own flesh and blood inside him. Inuyasha panted, he took off his haori and then he removed Sesshomaru's haori. Before long, their kisses had turned to something more serious and more desiring.
-End Chapter-