Little Brother

Author: Yuurei-Chi

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters in this story except for Kiara and Yoshi. All other characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi.

A shrill scream emerged from the room. It made Kiara and Sesshomaru jump from surprise. The sound hurt their ears, and they became nervous since their father was pacing back and forth in front of the door to the room. Their father only paced like that whenever he was nervous or anxious. And since their stepmother was screaming from inside the room, the six year old twins figured that their father was nervous.

"Father, is she okay?" Kiara asked.

Inutaisho looked at his daughter as he continued to pace. "Yes, Kiara, she's fine. She's having a baby, that's all."

"Huh?" Sesshomaru asked as he tilted his head to the side.

"Your mother is having a baby. A little brother or sister for the two of you." Their father replied. He stopped pacing and picked up both of the twins. Then, as if he was reading their minds, Inutaisho added, "I'm anxious. Not nervous."

Kiara and Sesshomaru sighed in relief. They hated it when their father was nervous. They both knew how brave and courageous Inutaisho was, and that if there was something that made him nervous that the two of them should be nervous as well. From inside the other room, the kids could hear that their stepmother stopped screaming. The baby was born.

"Let's go," Inutaisho said. "It's time for you to meet your new brother or sister."

Inutaisho brought Kiara and Sesshomaru into the room. He placed them on the floor and went over to comfort his wife. The kids quickly ran over to the bed where their stepmother lay. They sat on the edge of the bed and saw the little bundle in her arms. The baby was covered in blankets, so Kiara and Sesshomaru couldn't see the face. Kiara reached out and pulled back the blanket wrapped around the baby so she and Sesshomaru could see the face of their new sibling. It was a boy. He was asleep and had the most angelic face that you could imagine. On top of his head was a pair of small, fuzzy dog ears that were covered with silver hair. A little bit of silver hair covered a little bit of the boy's head.

"He's beautiful," Inutaisho whispered.

"What should we name him?" his wife asked as she carefully pet the boy's little ears.

Inutaisho took the baby boy into his arms. He looked at his new son for a few seconds before deciding on a name.

"Inuyasha," he answered.

Four Months Later:

Inuyasha screamed and cried a lot. It was annoying for every member of the household. Inutaisho was the only one who didn't mind that much. However, he said that it wasn't that he didn't mind, it was that Kiara and Sesshomaru were as bad as Inuyasha was, and there was two of them. Besides that, Inuyasha was a quick learner. He already learned to sit up. And obviously, he knew how to get attention. Inuyasha seemed to have wanted Kiara's attention the most. Whenever she walked by him, he whimpered in a way that showed that he wanted her to hold him. Inuyasha now stretched his arms out to attempt to get the opportunity to be held by his older sister. But whenever he tried to get her to hold him, Kiara just kissed him on the forehead. Sure, Inuyasha liked that, but he wanted more. That was something that Kiara didn't realize yet.

"Kiara – catch it!" Sesshomaru exclaimed as he threw their father's wooden ball to his sister.

Kiara easily caught the ball. She threw it back to Sesshomaru. That time, Sesshomaru missed the ball and it hit their father's pet goat, Yoshi, on the head.

Yoshi snorted and started pawing at the ground. Its horns were pointed towards the kids. Kiara and Sesshomaru screamed and ran into the house. Once they were gone, the goat had calmed down.

They ran into the house and they jumped onto the futon in the living room. The two of them were playing catch pretty far out in the backyard so they had to run quite a bit to get to the living room. The twins were breathing heavily, trying to get their breaths back as they sat next to each other on the futon. It was then when their stepmother brought Inuyasha in the room.

"Can the two of you watch over your brother for a little bit?" she asked them. "He's been a handful today. I need a break."

Kiara and Sesshomaru nodded.

Inuyasha's mother put him on the futon next to Kiara and walked out of the room.

"So, what're we gonna do with Inuyasha?" Kiara asked.

Sesshomaru shrugged. "I'll get a book. We can read to him." He replied. Sesshomaru got up and went to their room to find a book.

Kiara was left alone with her brother.

"So, Inuyasha …" she said. She didn't know what else to say.

Inuyasha looked up at his sister with his golden eyes. He looked into Kiara's amber eyes and smiled. The baby boy stretched out a little arm and touched Kiara's silky kimono. Inuyasha giggled and ran his fingers up and down his sister's sleeve.

"Inuyasha, what're you doing?" Kiara asked him.

Inuyasha smiled and gently tugged on Kiara's sleeve. He let out a soft whimper and cuddled against Kiara's arm.

"Do you want me to hold you?" she asked him.

Inuyasha cuddled so close against his sister that time, Kiara knew that he wanted to be held. She gently picked him up, put him on her lap and put her arms around him. Inuyasha smiled and giggled as he got comfortable.

"Relax, okay," Kiara told him.

Inuyasha stopped getting comfortable and sat as still as a statue. Within seconds, he was asleep. Kiara didn't mind. She'd stay there for awhile and let him sleep. Kiara kissed her little brother on the head and pet his ears a couple times.

Sesshomaru soon returned with a book.

"He's asleep?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Yeah," Kiara replied. "I guess we don't need that book anymore."

Sesshomaru put the book aside and sat down next to Kiara. "He looks like an angel when he's asleep."

Kiara agreed. She smiled. She was happy that Inuyasha was so comfortable around her that he'd fall asleep in her arms like he just did. It made her feel like Inuyasha was dependant on her. It was a good feeling, and it was a feeling that she never experienced before. The feeling that her little brother was dependant on her made Kiara feel important and it made her feel like she was needed. Then, she whispered something to her sleeping brother. She said it soft enough that he wouldn't wake up, though.

"I love you, Inuyasha,"

That's the first chapter. Please review.