Disclaimer: Inuyasha is the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise and Viz. It is not mine, and I do not make any money from it.

Notes and personal disclaimers: Kagome-lovers, beware; this fic is not intended for readers who like Kagome a lot. (I'm tired of seeing Kikyou being the bad girl, and Kagome as the do-goody girl. So Kagome wouldn't be a nice girl in this fanfiction)

Additionally, in this fic, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father will be alive and living, as well as Izayoi, I think. Hence, and AU story.

Summary: Inuyasha likes to spend most of his time with Kagome, one of the village mikos, even though he is mated with Sesshoumaru. When something bad happens to Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha forsakes him in favour of Kagome, never knowing what kind of girl she is. What happens when some years later, his and Seshoumaru's paths collide, accidentally?

Warnings: Rape... Slash... Yaoi... drama... angst (more to come in the future)

Pairings: Inuyasha X Sesshoumaru (main); InuKag (secondary)

Rating: M.

Throughts and flashback: italics.

Chapter One: Naze

In the dead of the night, under the brilliance of the full-moon, two small figures meeting secretly in the veranda could not hide from his keen vision. They were currently busy kissing with each other, passionately. Masking his aura and power, the said person was watching them, from a distance, intently, never letting them escape his eyes. Because of that, those two figures remained unaware of his presence, and were engaged in their tryst, without a care in the world.

The man sighed sadly as he watched the two figures separated, and were now starting to talk.

"Daijoubu, Inuyasha? What is the matter?" an attractive youthful girl questioned. She was gasping for breath after they were finished with their nightly activities.

"Keh!" was the only response. "It's nothing, Kagome!" Inuyasha said after sometime, however, his angry eyes and petulant visage told a completely different story.

"Now, I know something is up. What is it? Tell me, now!" Kagome asserted in a dogmatic tone. She was indeed very beautiful; flawless ivory skin and blue-gray eyes were accentuated by long, raven, wavy hair that fell a little ways past her shoulders. Currently, that black wavy hair was tied in a pony tail with ivory ribbons. Moreover, she was wearing blanched creamy-white coloured haori with crimson coloured hakamas.

"It's Father..." He began, before pausing for some time, debating within himself whether to continue or not. "...He told that... I - I... should mate with Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha finally said and was unable to meet her eyes.

"WHAT?!"

A painful and forlorn expression formed on Kagome's face, with tears almost welling up in her cerulean-gray eyes. She rubbed the sides of her eyes with the sleeves of her haori, in an attempt to remove her tears.

"But you love me, don't you?" she said barely discernible tone, while swallowing the lump in her throat.

"Yes!"

Then..." She grasped his hands in her own hands and looked up at him with her teary-eyes hopefully. "... How can you mate with your own brother, Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha didn't reply and finally closed his eyes after giving a soft sigh.

How? He thought. He loved Kagome, not his annoying half-brother, right? Then how could his father do this him. After all, he knew that he loved the village miko, Kagome, since he was a child, didn't he? Even his mother, whom he revered and worshipped, agreed with his father.

Sesshoumaru, his annoying elder half-brother, who was a product of his father and his first wife, didn't like him very much. And his feeling towards him was mutual. It was not that they always fought with each other was the worst, but to marry a person he didn't love—didn't have any fondness, affection for—how could he possibly do that. After all, mating was serious business; it was permanent, for entire life, 'until death do us apart.'

Even his own parents loved each other very much since the beginning; that is why they mated, even though the human, as well as the demon, society didn't like it very much (and opposed). Then why couldn't he marry the human miko girl, he loved and revered so much from the bottom of his heart. It pained him to no end.

Why were the fates being so cruel with him? Naze?

Inuyasha lamented, as the questions swirled and whispered around his head; he no answer to any of the questions. He was feeling angry, caustic, as well as melancholy all at the same time. It was like his youkai-self wanted to go on a killing frenzy, while his human-side wanted either to punch something or hit his head in the wall, until blood started to pour out from his abused skin. Moreover, his own hanyou-self ached to scream and howl. He felt that he had lost complete control of himself, just after his father had declared his decision to him and Sesshoumaru.

Inuyasha took a deep breath to calm himself; after all it would do no good to vent his frustrations at his Kagome. He slowly opened his eyes.

What was he going to answer his Kagome?...

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Important Notes: This is my first time writing an Inuyasha fanfic, I hope that you will like it. I have only seen some of the episodes of Inuyasha at 'YouTube,' and read some Manga books. So, I cannot say if all of my characterizations are accurate, but Sesshoumaru will be OOC (not too arrogant, aloof etc), otherwise story plot doesn't go very far. I will try to keep other characters as closely related as possible to the canon.

Terms:

1. Daijoubu: Are you all right (in terms of health).

2. Haori: blouse.

3. Hakamas: Long pants

4. Miko: priestess.

5. Youkai: demon (full-blooded, usually)

6. Hanyou: half-demon.

7. Naze: Why

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Review please. Flames will be ignored, completely. However, I will appreciate and accept constructive criticisms, your thoughts, etc.