Author's Note: Well… I'm sorry for the delay, but I had no time to update the last few days! I'm so very sorry! (But it's not like many people are interested in this fic, though… T-T)

Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Inuyasha!

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Art of Love

Chapter Two: Déjà Vu

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Naraku had insisted on taking Kikyou in his car, but in the end, she got her way, and he left her alone with her sister. Naraku was such a bother to have around.

The streets and sidewalks of the busy city were now occupied by more people, probably because the heat wasn't so intense anymore and it was much more bearable.

Then the two got to their desired destination, which happened to be a nearby restaurant. They ordered some food and ate there.

As soon as they had finished their meal, they had gotten out of the place to go back to their home. Kaede glanced at the small shops they passed. Her attention was caught by one particular shop that happened to sell something she had wanted for quite some time now. She's never said anything to Kikyou about it because she didn't want to bother her.

Because Kaede was looking intently at the shop's display, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going, which caused her to bump straight into another person who was walking on the street.

Kaede stumbled back a little bit in surprise and looked up at the person she had bumped into. She had to raise her head to see the tall man in front of her. Besides being tall, the man was very handsome and he was young. He appeared to be a bit older than her sister, Kikyou.

"I'm sorry, sir!" Kaede apologized while she bowed a little bit. The man looked down at the little girl who had bumped into him, but said nothing. The look in his eyes was unreadable; she couldn't tell if he was bothered or if he had forgave her.

Kikyou looked back to find her younger sister not there. She then saw her in front of a tall man. Kikyou walked back to Kaede and stopped a few feet away from her.

Kikyou assumed that Kaede had bumped into the man by accident because she wasn't paying attention to where she was going. Kikyou then bowed at the man and muttered a quiet 'sorry'. The man didn't say anything as he watched Kikyou. Kikyou turned to Kaede and spoke to her.

"Come, Kaede, we must go." She said as she began walking once again. The man watched them as they silently walked off, he also continued on his way to wherever he was heading.

He looked a little bit odd from the rest of the crowd on the sidewalk. He wore an impassive expression on his face and he appeared rather elegant and regal in an inexplicable way. Also, he was very handsome, and many passing females swooned at him. He, of course, did not pay any heed to their foolishness. He was use to it, though. He was a little startled when the woman who had come to apologize didn't even acknowledge him very much, which was strange, since he was hard not to notice. But like everything else, he tucked it in the back of his mind.

As he walked he spotted something he really did not want to see. He grimaced at the sight of a boy who was a bit younger than himself walking towards him. The boy coming towards him had his arms crossed over his chest and also wore an expression of distaste. He had a boyish-looking face.

"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" The man asked the younger one once he was close enough.

"Feh. I was only taking a stroll when I unfortunately saw you. So, what are you doing here, Sesshoumaru?" the boy whose name was Inuyasha said with distaste. The man, Sesshoumaru, frowned even more.

"It's none of your concern." Sesshoumaru replied, with the same amount of distaste as Inuyasha. His voice was low and he talked in a monotone.

They both must have been related because they had similar physical features. They both had spectacular eyes the color of gold and had similar hair. The difference between them was that Inuyasha appeared boyish and looked casual, while Sesshoumaru looked more mature. They both also seemed to resent one another's presence.

"Well, whatever, dear brother, I'm leaving." Inuyasha said; his voice laced with sarcasm. Inuyasha soon left and was out of sight. Sesshoumaru also left, but was headed the opposite way Inuyasha was going.

Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were half-brothers; yet they disliked each other. Sesshoumaru thought Inuyasha to be a complete fool. To him, Inuyasha was stupid, uncivilized, vulgar, and rude, all of which he hated.

Inuyasha didn't like Sesshoumaru for many reasons. One of his main reasons, though, was because Sesshoumaru acted like a know-it-all jackass. Sometimes, Inuyasha would refer to him as having 'a stick up his ass.' Some people found it humorous, but Sesshoumaru didn't think so. When he had heard Inuyasha saying that about him, he wanted to tear his little brother apart, but had decided against it. He knew that his father wouldn't be very happy if he found out he had attempted to kill Inuyasha, and besides, it would be pitiful to let such an insult get to him.

Sesshoumaru continued walking through the city until he finally stopped. He happened to stop at a tall apartment building. He opened the doors leading to the building and got on the elevator. He seemed to be headed to the top floor of the building. When the elevator stopped, he got out and went in through a door. Apparently, Sesshoumaru lived in the penthouse apartment.

It must have been a costly place to live since the apartment was very big and spacious. It was quite bare, but it wasn't like Sesshoumaru to decorate the place with junk, and he didn't deem it necessary to adorn it.

Some people thought it weird that Sesshoumaru got a place to live with his own money. After all, Sesshoumaru's father, Inutaisho, was filthy rich and lived in a large mansion. If Sesshoumaru wanted to, he could live with his father in the mansion, but he'd rather not. That would mean he would have to live with his annoying younger half-brother, Inuyasha.

Their father thought that the hatred between the two was stupid and irrational. How could two blood-brothers hate each other? It was utterly impossible, in his opinion anyway. Inutaisho believed that they didn't really hate each other; that it was merely just sibling rivalry.

Although Sesshoumaru had moved out, he still was in contact with his father and his family. Every so often, he would visit the mansion to visit his step-cousin, Rin. Rin was Izayoi's niece. Izayoi was Inutaisho's current wife and the mother of Inuyasha. Rin's parents had died when she was very young, and Inutaisho and Izayoi had taken her in.

At first, Rin was very quite; she never spoke a word. In fact, Sesshoumaru had thought that perhaps she was a mute. But it was then clear that she was just traumatized by her parent's death. Her parents were killed by thieves, and she had witnessed the whole ordeal. She was hidden, but she saw the incident.

Over time, however, she got over the trauma and became very energetic. Despite her perkiness, she grew on the seemingly cold-hearted Sesshoumaru. She, too, grew fond of him, but actually, Rin had liked him from the very beginning.

Inuyasha also grew fond of the girl, as she did of him. She thought of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru as the older brothers she had never had.

Although Sesshoumaru was still in connection with his father, he couldn't say the same about his mother. He rarely visited his mother. His mother and father had divorced when Sesshoumaru was still a boy, and his mother never really cared much about him.

Almost abruptly, Sesshoumaru's cell phone rang; snapping him out of his thoughts about his long-gone mother.

"Yes?" Sesshoumaru answered the phone.

"Ah, Sesshoumaru, it's me, your father." The man on the phone replied.

Sesshoumaru sighed a bit before he said, "What is it, father?"

"I just found the perfect musician to play at the social-gathering!" Inutaisho said.

"And this concerns me how?" Sesshoumaru asked him, he looked a little irritated.

"Well, you're going aren't you?" Inutaisho questioned his elder son.

"I believe not." Sesshoumaru replied bluntly.

"You must go, Sesshoumaru! Everyone is expecting you to be there. It would be rude not to show up!" Inutaisho insisted. Sesshoumaru then realized that he really had no choice in the matter.

"Fine, I'll go."

"Good. Now, about the musician I found. She's perfect! She plays beautifully and our guests are going to love her. I'm sure of it. I haven't contacted her yet, but I'm sure she will accept my offer." Inutaisho said.

"Father, where exactly did you find this musician?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"I was at my favorite French restaurant, when this girl, about the age of Inuyasha, came out and played the flute and the piano. Her music was truly breath-taking. She was also quite beautiful if I may add." Inutaisho informed him.

Sesshoumaru didn't know why his father had to go through the trouble to hire a musician for some business party. He should just get a CD and pop it in the stereo, and that would be good enough to keep people entertained.

"I asked one of the workers at the restaurant who she was, and they said she was a pretty well-known musician around the area. The worker said her name was Kikyou."

Déjà vu came to Sesshoumaru as he saw a flash of a happy-looking Inuyasha in his mind. Sesshoumaru felt like he had heard the name 'Kikyou' somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where. And why did he see a flash of Inuyasha in his head? Inuyasha had nothing to do with the name 'Kikyou,' or did it?

"Sesshoumaru? Sesshoumaru? Are you still there? Sesshoumaru?" Inutaisho called out.

"I'm still here, father." He said as he was pulled out his reverie by his father's voice. "Was that all you wanted to tell me?"

"Yes, that's all. Well, I have to go now, alright? Farewell." Inutaisho said as he hung up. Sesshoumaru put his cell phone down and frowned at the idea of having to go to a party.

Sesshoumaru was then reminded of the strange image that went through his head. Sesshoumaru decided not to dwell on the answer, for he had other things to worry about, such as business and his work.

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Well, there you go the second chapter… This one was hard to write, I kept rewriting it every so often. I know that Sesshoumaru's father's name is not 'Inutaisho' and that it's just his rank, but I needed a name for him, and that's the only one I could think of (I suck at making up names.). Also, Sesshoumaru does not live at the same apartment Kikyou does, just so you know. Oh, and I'm sorry for taking long to update, but seeing as I was practically out the whole week, I really didn't have time to update. My friend wanted to go shopping, and when we go to the mall together, we stay there for hours. And also, I went on vacation, so… yeah… Reviews would be nice.

Adieu!