Inu no Taisho was walking in the back of the group along with Inuyasha. There was an awkward silence between them and neither knew what to say. Inuyasha had so many questions running through his head he wasn't sure which one to ask first and Inu no Taisho wasn't really sure what his son was even like so he partially feared saying the wrong thing. One question, in particular, kept repeating itself in Inuyasha's mind until he couldn't take it any more.
"What happened to Sesshomaru's mom?" Inuyasha blurted in out without thinking of how his otousan might react. Truth is told he really didn't care.
"I'm not really sure." Inu no Taisho answered honestly. He wasn't sure what befell his first mate and part of him hoped she was dead. Inu no Taisho glanced over at his youngest son and saw a look of confusion upon his pups face. "She left once Sesshomaru was off of breast milk."
"Why?" It was a simple enough question and yet in its own way was the hardest to answer.
"Well, there could be many answers. I think that the thing that made her want to leave was the fact that I am much kinder than she wanted me to be. She had always said someone with my level of power should be more ruthless and heartless. I never agreed with that and it drove her insane. It could have also been the fact that I don't think humans are worthless." Inu no Taisho looked up to the sky with a smile on his face, "Everything has a reason and a purpose. Each living creature should be respected. Everyone, whether they be human or demon, deserves a chance or two."
Inuyasha nodded at this for he also believed that. Well, maybe not the 'everyone deserves a chance or two' part but over all he agreed with his father's thoughts. Inu no Taisho realized this and smiled.
"Then how did Sesshomaru come to hate humans?" If Sesshomaru stayed with his father and grew up with these teaches then why is it that he thought they were worthless? Shouldn't he be like Inu no Taisho and believe that they are equal to demons?
"I'm," Inu no Taisho was struggling for words, "I'm not sure. Up until I met Izayoi, Sesshomaru liked humans. He was fond of them and had many human maids that he used to consider friends. About a week or so after Izayoi started living with us he changed. He became more distant to everyone." Inu no Taisho remembered him even glaring at him and any human that dared to walk past him. He had asked him several times what the problem was but he never got an answer.
"Speaking of Sesshomaru, where is he?" He glanced over to his youngest son and saw the one thing he had feared before he died. He saw hatred at flash in Inuyasha's golden eyes for a moment. Inu not Taisho feared that the two brothers would come to hate each other but he had prayed that they were just worries. Clearly, he was wrong.
"Who cares about that bastard?" was the only response the daiyokai got from the hanyo before he sped up to get to the front of the group. It was just as Inu no Taisho had feared.
"Inuyasha, I have a test to take. I need to go back." Kagome announced once Inuyasha had walked past her.
"Another one? You just got back! How are we suppose to collect the jewel shards if you're never here!" Inuyasha barked back.
"Is that all I am to you? A stupid jewel shard detector?" Everyone, save Inu no Taisho, sighed. They were at it again.
Inu no Taisho looked around and noticed that everyone but Kagome and Inuyasha were walking ahead so he decided to follow them. If he needed to find Inuyasha again he could always sniff him out.