-1[Drabble Collection Title For the Love of Family

[Character(s) Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru [Platonic

This is a collection of inter-connected drabbles dedicated to the platonic relationship between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru.

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Title: In the End
Character(s): Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru
Word Count: 250
Rating: G
Universe: Canon
Posted to: iyissekiwa
Theme: Haven

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Time was an element that he never understood. Often, it passed him by, and he was left clinging to some semblance of a memory that was best forgotten. The bad ones always seemed to stick around the longest, and his immortality assured him that he would have a very long time to wallow in the remnants.

His mother gifted him with a human heart, but his father left him a demon soul.

Because of his mother, he was capable of falling in love.

Because of his father, he chose a human. Twice.

All in all, it didn't seem to be working out that well. Kikyo had been wonderful. Kagome had been wonderful. In the end, he had been unable to commit to either. They would, and did, eventually fall away. It was a heartbreak that he couldn't bear.

He had believed himself to be alone in his silent torment until he ran across the one being who could understand.

The only other one who had the chance to last forever.

Sesshoumaru.

They came together in a hodge-podge of sorts. Questions from the past were left unanswered, and worries for the future were never voiced. The only glue between them was the fact that, eventually, it would only be the two of them.

Others came and went.

Inuyasha found a third and a forth and a fifth…

But, he still retained the curse of his mother and father. Humans. Mortals. Perishable.

In the end, there was somewhere to return - to Sesshoumaru.

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