"InuYasha! Where are we going?" Kagome yelled trying to catch up with the half-demon, who seemed as if something was bothering him. He ignored her as usual instead just running ahead even faster.

"It's alright Kagome," Sango told her best friend as she sighed in defeat and sat back on Kirara, Sango's two - tailed demon partner.

"I know, but sometimes I just want him to stop and at least explain what's going on before running ahead of us. It almost makes me want to sit him." Kagome said before clamping a hand over her mouth as a loud crash echoed throughout the forest they were traveling in.

"KAGOME!" InuYasha yelled from inside a well up ahead as Sango and Shippo laughed while Miroku simply smiled. Kagome's face turned bright red as they came into a clearing and watched as InuYasha pulled himself out of a small stone well, dripping wet and very angry.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to S-I-T you." Kagome told the angry boy as he stomped towards her and stared at her angrily.

"InuYasha! You smell like wet dog!" Shippo said holding his nose and waving his hands, this caused the group to hide their smiles and laughs with coughing fits as the fox demon jumped down from Miroku's back and run towards a tree as InuYasha chased him around the well.

"Still playing like a child?" Sesshoumaru asked in a bored voice as he, Rin, Ah-un, and Jaken stepped into the clearing, causing InuYasha to stop mid-punch as he held Shippo by his tail, the young fox already sporting several bumps while tears ran down his face as he held his head in his hands.

"Sesshoumaru," InuYasha growled as the half-brother stared at him.

"That's Lord Sesshumaru to you!" Jaken yelled waving the staff wildly making Rin laugh as she hopped off of Ah-un to stand beside Sesshoumaru. The clearing became tense and silent as both brothers glared at each other.

"Draw father's sword," Sesshoumaru commanded as he drew his own blade and readied to fight. Rin looked from one brother to the other before scampering off into the trees for safety closely followed by Jaken who was leading Ah-un. Kagome looked at InuYasha in desperation as he smirked and drew the Tetsusiaga from its' sheath and held it with both hands as he faced off his brother who held his own sword in his single hand, almost as if he was disappointing in his opponent. Suddenly without warning both brothers charged at each other, the ringing of metal echoing across the clearing as they clashed. Kagome and the others watched in awe as Sesshumaru seemed to dance with the blade in comparison to InuYasha's clumsy style of fighting that left him open many times.

"Pitiful, I despise father for leaving the Tetsusiaga with someone so worthless. You are so much like your pitiful mother, InuYasha." Sesshoumaru said as they locked swords and a faint smirk appeared on his lips as InuYasha took his bait and became more frustrated leaving him even more vulnerable and open to attacks.

"InuYasha! Calm down! He's trying to goad you into this!" Kagome yelled snapping the younger brothers attention for a second before he looked back at Sesshoumaru with a more determined look.

"Stupid human." Sesshoumaru said lowly before suddenly appearing behind Kagome, who had left the relative safety of her friends to stand in front of the well and help InuYasha. Sesshoumaru held his poisonous claws up to Kagome's neck, his sword already back in his sheath, and watched as his brother stiffened and glared at him with pure hatred in his eyes. For a moment Sesshoumaru felt guilt at stooping so low but if he wanted power there were things that he needed.

"Let her go Sesshoumaru." InuYasha growled as Kagome shook in fear, his claws beginning to burn her skin, even though they weren't even touching her...yet.

"You harbor feelings for this human." Sesshoumaru stated earning a growl from his half brother as the girl swallowed in fear. "Is that a quality you inherited from my father? No, otherwise I would have felt the same ages ago. It must be that pitiful woman father had." Sesshoumaru said and nearly smiled as his brother charged blindly at him, the sword forgotten as it fell to the ground. Suddenly he caught sight of red eyes and purple stripes, and for a split second he felt fear then nothing as he was knocked backwards and fell down a dark hole. He didn't realize he still had a hold on Kagome until she screamed as he nails pierced her neck. Before they reached the water he let go of her and grabbed the side of the stone well only to have his claws hurt and form sparks.

"Kagome!" InuYasha screamed as he jumped into the well, just as the two hit the bottom and landed in the water. Sesshoumaru's last thought was a simple wish.

~Well?~

"Wake up," a man said gently shaking Sesshoumaru awake. Slowly the demon opened his eyes and looked around him at the dark forest surrounding them before his eyes fell on the warm fire nearby. Seeing the small forms of his companions he relaxed slightly before looking over at the man who had awoken him.

"Who are you?" Sesshoumaru asked the man sitting by the fire, taking note of his expensive armor, long white hair, tattoos, and swords at his hip. The man seemed surprised at first before smiling fondly at him as Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and looked at himself, taking note of his more child like appearance and how his clothes seemed to have grown far to large on him as well as the fact he now had his other arm back.

"Do you not recognize your own father, Sesshoumaru?" The man asked turning to face him completely and Sesshoumaru frowned, revealing emotion before his eyes grew wide and he stared at the man in shock.

"Father?" He questioned before jerking his head to the side as a small red bundle moved and began to whimper slightly. Inutaishou expertly got to his feet and lifted the small red bundle into his arms making it go silent at the contact.

"I missed you, you know that my son?" Inutaishou spoke as he sat back down and looked his eldest son in the eye. Sesshoumaru looked away feeling guilty in front of his father as he remembered how he had treated his father the last time they had spoke.

"How did you come back? I have seen your grave, the grave you hid in that pitiful hanyo." Sesshoumaru spat in disgust and barely had time to blink before his father was holding him up off the ground with an angry look.

"Never speak of your brother in that manner!" Inutaishou growled lowly to his shame - faced son, after some thought he set the young lord down and then set the red bundle in his arms.

"Look at him, you are the eldest. You are supposed to protect your younger brother not try to kill him every time you meet each other. I gave you the Tenseiga in hopes that you would learn to open that heart of your's to others instead of pushing them away." Inutaishou said sitting down in front of his two sons, one wide awake the other still asleep.

"Yes Father," Sesshoumaru whispered not looking his father in the eye as he held the now five year old InuYasha in his arms. Inutaishou, seeing as his point was made smiled at his son before getting up and checking the other bundles of clothes.

"What happened Father? Why are we like this and you alive?" Sesshoumaru asked him as the strong dog demon sat down in front of the fire tiredly. The tired man looked at the now eleven year old Sesshoumaro before sighing and staring into the fire.

"I am unsure, my son. I know I was dead then I was suddenly here. I watched as an Imp and a monk with the help of a two tailed cat demon and a young woman pulled you, your brother, and a young girl out of the well. When they had set you all down I made my presence known and helped as best as I could. When I left to find food I came back to find you and everyone else in your current state. I believed it to be the work of an enemy at first but then discovered that the water in the well is very pure and very powerful. I doubt there is a cure for it but if there is I will find it, for now go to sleep and in the morning we will travel back to the Western Lands." Inutaishou told his son, seeing the tired look he had on his face as he listened to his father speak. With a small nod the younger demon laid back and fell asleep instantly, InuYasha still in his arms as they laid side by side near the fire.

"My lord, why did you not tell Lord Sesshoumaro the rest?" Myoga asked the demon as he sat staring into the fire with a sad smile.

"Myoga, old friend, would you scare you're family needlessly when it does not matter? He will soon forget what I have told him along with nearly everything else. For now let them lay." Inutaishou told the flea before resting his eyes for a moment sensing he would not be able to get much rest in the time to come.

A/N

~Light~ I meant to post this awhile back, but yea...I forgot haha! I hope you enjoyed it!

~Dark~ We don't own InuYasha! Leave a review please! And remember if hanyo (half breed) is underlined it's an insult if it italicized than it means half demon.