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Translations

Taiyoukai - Great demon

Hanyou - Half demon

Miko - Priestess

Kitsune - Fox demon

Haori - Shirt top warn in olden day Japan

Chapter 1: Colder Then Ice

Blood spilt to the ground as metal exited flesh. The surveyors of the gruesome scene were taken back by what had just happened. Not really because of the action but because of why the action was performed and by who no less.

"…You bastard…" Coughing up blood. "…Sesshomaru…!" Something worse then anger present in the voice of the beaten half demon as he stared into the cold eyes of his older brother.

A look of indifference present on the Taiyoukai's face as he glared down upon the broken body of the half demon. "You have no say in what I intend to do about her Inu Yasha…" His tone sounding eternally cold. "She is mine & I shall do what I please with her…" A firm grip on the hilt of Tokijin. "If you dare to interfere I will have no shame in killing you right where you stand. Sheathing the fang of the beast that hated the hanyou as he turned on his heels, leaving the hanyou in a pool of his own blood.

As he left; out of the corner of his sleek golden eyes he could see his brother's friend's rush to his aid. "He has no place in this world…" He thought vengefully. "…Foolish hanyou…loving your past as well as your future…" The look of death fading into something no one could really understand if they looked into his orbs as he took his leave.

"Don't move…!" Yelled the miko as she pressed a wet, smelly cloth against his wounds.

"YEOOOWWWWW!" The demon cried. "What the hell are you trying to do to me Kagome?" His eyes narrowing upon the cloth. "What is this?" Dizziness appearing on his facial features as his nose took in the scent. "It smells awful…!" He whined as his head fell back against the pillow.

"Inu Yasha…" She muttered as she continued to pat his wounds.

"It's a medical cloth right?" Asked Sango. Her question answered with a nod & a smile.

"Right. It is used to tend to decently sized wounds & the smelly stuff that comes from it is a kind of alcohol." Smiling gently at the sickened look on her friend's face. "It could be worse then this Inu Yasha…"

"Yeah right…!" He growled as he turned on his side. "Nothing smells as bad as that!"

Smirking as she reached into her book bag, pulling out a small box that caught the hanyou's attention.

"What's that?" He asked as he sat up to survey the small blue box.

"It says "Alcohol Swipes." replied Miroku. "Hmmm…looks like nothing more then torn pieces of your medical cloth Kagome-sama."

"Yes…that is what it looks like…" Opening up the small box & taking one out of it's wrapper. "But…" Holding it out in the palm of her hand.

"WHHHAAA!" Inu Yasha whined. His pupils dilating as his every sense of being left him. "Ughhhhh….!" His whining matching everyone else's as he fainted from the scent.

"Kagome…?" Sango cried. "It's so strong…!"

"Yes…what you are smelling his pure medical alcohol." Looking at Inu Yasha. "Despite it's strong scent this has the power to heal your wounds even faster then the Medical Cloths." Smiling as she went to touch the injured half demon with the swipe.

"NO WAY!" He smacked the box of swipes out of Kagome's view. Mistakenly opening up the remaining swipes & releasing them to the ground. The powerful scent of the miniature medical cloths filling the air & forcing them all to leave the room.

"I thought I was gonna hurl…!" Cried Shippou as he laid himself out on the grass. "Stupid Inu Yasha…!"

"Shut up Shippou!" The cranky hanyou growled as he bopped the little fox demon over his head.

"Owch!" The kitsune cried as he rubbed his head.

"It is your fault ya know…" Miroku muttered.

"You want a piece of me?" The hanyou growled as he shook his fist at the lecherous monk.

"No thanks…" Smiling as he began to rub Sango's butt. "I am quite content with this.

The sound of the Demon Slayer's shivers soon following her famous "SLAP" was heard right after the Monk did his lecherous deed. "Find another way to be contempt!" Her lips pouting angrily as she sat on the grass away from Miroku.

"So when are ye going back into the hut?" Arching an eyebrow at her young friends as she too caught the scent of the medical cloths.

"…Soon Kaede…" Peering into the side of the hut. "Thankfully those are small alcohol swipes…so the smell will wear off in about a half an hour."

"Alright…I shall be busy attending to the villagers if ye need my assistance." The old lady replied as she took off in the other direction.

"Well…although you made a mess of my medical cloths & swipes at least you are healing fast."

"Of course I am…" Replying arrogantly as he looked down at the already healing wound in his side. "I maybe a half demon…but my body can handle any kind of attack…"

"That's going a bit far don't you think…?" Shippou asked as he played with his spinning top.

"What…?" He asked dryly.

"Inu Yasha…why did Sesshomaru get so mad & attack you like that?" A look of concern in the miko's eyes. "Was it because of…?" His clawed index finger pressing lightly against her lips to silence her. "I don't wanna talk about it…" Inu Yasha muttered.

"Inu Yasha…" Kagome muttered sadly.

"…He's afraid to admit it…but…" Looking up at the full moon that showed above him. "…But he has grown fond of that girl…"

A look of shock present in the faces of his friends. "Yea…I know…" Inu Yasha muttered. "I know it seems unlikely…but I think…I think he…"

"He loves her…" Kagome replied gently as she handed the hanyou his haori.

The hanyou shuttered. "I still can't believe it…" He muttered as he slipped his arms into his shirt. "But he made it obvious when I bumped into him earlier.

Flashback

"Sesshomaru…! "The sound of metal ringing through the air as the two warriors battled it out.

"Die…!" His coldness growled as his sword clashes with Inu Yasha's.

"You wanna send her away?" Bashing his huge blade against the opposite. "After all this time your going to get rid of her?" Slashing the open air as his brother gracefully avoided the attack.

"It is nothing of your concern!" A slither of a gold extending from his finger tips as he lashed out at his opponent. "She belongs to me! I can do whatever I want with her!" His gaze becoming colder as he focused his whip lashed the half demon into the ground.

"W-why…" He growled as he stumbled to his knees; using Tetsuiga as a cane to hold him up as he plunged it into the ground.

"Learn to concern yourself with your own affairs & cease in meddling in the affairs of others!" Putting an explanation point on his statement as his golden whip slammed up against the huge fang Inu Yasha his behind in defense.

"Damn you…!" Inu Yasha growled as he got to his feet & caught the burning whip in his left hand. "You coward!" Flicked it away from him & rushing at Sesshomaru with his Tetsuiga. "You can't even admit that you love her!" His swings still missing. "You kept her for all this time! And for what?" Landing to the ground as his brother's fist came in contact with his face.

"That is for me to know & for you to never understand half dog!" Unsheathing Tokijin. His entire body glowing with it's immense power as he swung it in Inu Yasha's direction, almost cutting his head off.

"Damn it…!" He cried as he felt the backlash of the demon sword's power. "You are no one to complain to me about this Inu Yasha!" Being sent back into a tree, he stood on one knee as gazed up to see his brother heading for him. "Mingling with your past love & conspiring with another…" Rage setting into the eyes of his little brother as he spoke of Kikyou & Kagome. "You sully our family even further by going to this extreme…!" His sword finding his mark as out of his brother's blind rage came back to attack. "And you complain to me about what I intend to do with her?" As his blade dove deep into Inu Yasha's stomach the gasps & cries of his friends could be heard. "I refuse to make the same mistake Father made!" The sound of Inu Yasha's muttered pains forcing him to drive Tokijin right through him. "AND never shall I bring myself to your level…!" He muttered coldly as Inu Yasha's body froze. "I've made my decision & I will not turn my back on it!"

"Inu Yasha…!" The voice of the reincarnated priestess catching his attention.

"So…" Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed upon the group. "…they have been watching from a distance…" He thought as his eyes steadily narrowed back towards Inu Yasha who now looked as though he was about to collapse from the loss of blood.

"…And to think this battle had started from something so meaningless…" He muttered as he flicked the blood from off of Tokijin.

"…You bastard…!" Indifferent eyes watching as the hanyou coughed up his own blood.

"You have no say in what I intend to do with her Inu Yasha…"

"…I remember what he said…how he said it…" A pained look on his face as he quoted his elder brother. "Mine…he said that she had belonged to him…"

"He is so possessive & overprotective of her…and yet…do you really think he would send her away Inu Yasha?" A look of worry washing over her face as she saw his pained look that followed silence.

"Inu Yasha?" Sango asked; Kagome's concerned looks now illustrating over her facial features.

"…Sesshomaru hates humans you guys…the only he reason he kept Rin for so long was because she grew on him…" gripping his fist. "Sesshomaru hates it when someone takes something that belongs to him…" His tone sounding regretful. "He wouldn't stand for some village people taking away what belonged to him…even if he was the one to give that thing to them…" Looking into his clawed hands.

"Inu Yasha…" Kagome uttered.

"…He wouldn't allow it…"

Sango's gasped as she caught on to Inu Yasha's wording. "No…he wouldn't…!"

"You wanna bet?" The hanyou asked indifferently. "He won't stand for her being in the arms of anyone else but him…so…" - "If he cannot have her…then no one will…?" Asked the monk in an astonished tone. His statement answered by a nod.

"Oh no…" Kagome began. "That's terrible…!" Her hand covering her mouth as the though of what might soon happen to Rin came to mind.

"He can't be THAT heartless…!"

"It is unheard of…that Sesshomaru would be so compassionate…" Replied Myoga the flea; sitting atop of Miroku's shoulder. "As coldhearted as he is…it is of no surprise that he would kill his intended mate instead of granting her the wish of becoming a part of his family.

"…He doesn't wanna sully our family any further…" Inu Yasha muttered in annoyance. "That bastard…he kept a human girl by his side for eight fucking years!" His enraged tone startling his friends.

"Inu Yasha…" - "I don't give a damn about Sesshomaru or Rin…" His eyes narrowing to the ground. "…I just think it is unfair of him to treat someone that has been so loyal to him in such a horrible way…"

The group looked at him stunned. They couldn't believe the understanding that was present in his voice. "…I know how you feel…" Kagome muttered sadly as she rested her head atop of Inu Yasha's shoulder. The action making the hanyou's eyes soften. "Kagome…"-"…You do care…because…you know…what he is going through…" His annoyed glare washed away with a look of sadness that appeared contagious as silence claimed them.

"…I just hope…he will do the right thing…and leave Rin be…" Replied the Monk as he looked up at the stars.

"…Yes…" Sango agreed. "Lets pray that he does."

"There's no telling with Sesshomaru…" Inu Yasha muttered. The begging voice of hope clinging to him as he felt Kagome's hand slide into his once tight fist. "Let's just hope that he does…"