The search for the shards had driven the group to exhaustion. Kagome and the others were sleeping when a familiar scent alerted Inuyasha. "Impossible", he pondered, " Why would he show his face now?" Inuyasha glance at Kagome, 'she'll be fine, I'll only be gone for a few minutes.' With that though in mind, Inuyasha snuck off to follow that familiar scent.
The scent led Inuyasha to a lake. The moon was full and it made the lake a reflection of the night sky. Yet. Something was moving near the edge. "Damn! I thought I knew that scent!" There in the middle of the lake was Shesshomaru. Inuyasha despised everything about Shesshomaru, yet a little part still yearned for him. Watching the cool pond water glistening on his chiseled body set his heart ablaze. "Little brother", he spoke with the voice of Angel," spying on me now? Don't you wonder why you found me so easily?" Inuyasha grunted, he hated when his brother led him on like this, yet it was slightly thrilling too. " I wanted you to find me, I feel as if this feud has gone on for too long. Won't you join me?" Inuyasha knew his brother too well, yet he did not sense a trap, slowly, he stripped from his garments and joined Shesshomaru.
Seconds became minutes and hours years as they enjoyed being together. The years of feuding and fighting forgotten in a moment. All thoughts of hatred and jealousy ceased. They were happy, happier than they had ever been alone or with others. The moonlight reflected off their bare skin as they enjoyed the company. "Inuyasha!" A voice cried, " Inuyasha! Now where could he have gotten off too?" Shocked back to reality, Inuyasha had forgotten all about Kagome and the others, he had forgotten about her loving touch and caring manner. "I've got to go, brother, they don't need to find us like this." Inuyasha dressed quickly and returned to Kagome. "Where were you?" She inquired. "None of your business! I'm capable of handling myself!" That's shut them up he thought, they can never know.
Shesshomaru was left soaking in the cool of the lake. His thoughts back to his little brother and to that of Rin. 'Now what?' He pondered, ' Can't have them bother.'