Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. If I did, it would probably be ruined ((sob)).
Title: Foresight
Rating: T (I put 'T' on most of my stories as safety)
Categories:
Romance/Humour with some angst and drama.
Summary:
Spending some time in Kagome's era, Inuyasha and Kagome come across a rather disturbing scene: Sesshomaru's reincarnation! With none other than Sango! Will they treat her any differently when they return to the Feudal Era? What if they sense the beginning of this strange relationship?
Notes: Subbed episodes really confuse me.


FORESIGHT

Spending some time in Kagome's era, Inuyasha and Kagome come across a rather disturbing scene: Sesshomaru's reincarnation! With none other than Sango! Will they treat her any differently when they return to the Feudal Era? What if they sense the beginning of this strange relationship?
Sesshomaru x Sango
Inuyasha x Kagome

Flowerperson
© 2006


Chapter II
Inuyasha's Brain

And then it hit him—this was his elder brother and Sango (sure, it was only their reincarnations but STILL!). A sudden feeling of disgust and fury built within him, and he nearly lunged at Sesshomaru but Kagome—sensing what the hanyou was thinking—whispered a threat in his human ears: "Don't you dare make me say the s-word." When he heard this, Inuyasha decided it would be better to not attack his elder sibling's reincarnation. For now.

The thought, however, continued to haunt him.

Sesshomaru and Sango! Together?


"I can't believe it!" Inuyasha fumed as he held onto Kagome's legs (she gripped his shoulders) and jumped out of the well into the Feudal Era. "How could she? How could Sango turn against me—us," he corrected, "And go to my bastard brother? How could a demon-exterminator be with a demon? How could Sesshomaru—who hates humans—be with one! She betrayed us!"

Kagome tapped Inuyasha's head angrily, it wasn't enough to hurt him but enough to break him out of his rambling. "Don't be stupid, Inuyasha! That woman wasn't Sango and that man wasn't Sesshomaru, just like I'm not Kikyo."

"Keh, but you have the similarities, don't you?" the half-demon questioned as he lowered her to the ground and they continued walking to Kaede's village, passing the Sacred Tree on the way where Inuyasha had been sealed for fifty years, and where Kagome had freed him. "Both you and Kikyo have had... relationships with me, haven't you? And I've had feelings for the both of you. If like you, they are reincarnations of the Sango and Sesshomaru, that means that—similarly to the couple we met last night—they could have a relationship in this era!"

She bit her lip. Inuyasha did have a point. "But it's different in this era. Sango is a taijiya—youkai are her enemy and Sesshomaru is a demon lord—he murders humans in cold blood. And it's not like they haven't seen before. They have, and there's never been a spark. Your brother hasn't so much as acknowledged Sango. Besides," she glanced to Inuyasha, noticing that he was listening attentively. "I think that Sango may have feelings for Miroku."

Inuyasha grunted again as they noticed a crowd of woman gathering around a particular monk. "I personally think she should give up on the monk; he's always going to be a lecher. However, anyone's better than Sesshomaru."

"Even Koga?" Kagome asked with a grin, poking at one of Inuyasha's sore spots—the dislike he had for Koga. Inuyasha frowned, clenching his fists as he tried to come up with his decision. Whom did he hate more? The mangy wolf or his cold-hearted half-brother?

"Even Koga is better than Sesshomaru," he scowled. Although he came pretty damn close. "As I said before: anyone is better than my son of a bitch sibling."

Kagome pursed her lips, Sesshomaru wasn't the worst person they came across. He looked after Rin, didn't he? He didn't completely hate humans although Kagome realised that apart from the young girl, he did hate the whole human race. "What about Naraku?"

This time Inuyasha halted, deep in thought. "I suppose..." Kagome stopped beside him, wondering what he thought. He shared similar hate for the both of them. Although he did detest Koga, that was only jealousy and rivalry. With Sesshomaru and Naraku, the wounds ran deeper. "I suppose that they are on the same level." Naraku pretended to be Inuyasha and fatally injured Kikyo (causing her to seal the real Inuyasha to a tree with one of her sacred arrows), but Sesshomaru had deceived him into believing that his mother was alive. Both tricks were cruel and immoral.

"Oh."

Kagome sighed. It really did seem that the siblings would never come to accept each other. She wondered how they would treat each other if they also shared the same mother (even though that would make either Inuyasha a full-fledged demon or Sesshomaru a hanyou). Their personalities would be completely different for a start, and their appearance would also differ.

Kaede, Miroku, Kirara and Shippo all greeted them, and Inuyasha was more than aware of Sango's absence. He growled, his thoughts returning back to the vision of his friend and nemesis—also his brother—embracing in Kagome's era. "Where is Sango?"

"I believe that she wished to take a stroll in the forest. Why do ye want to know, Inuyasha?" Without saying another word, the white-haired hanyou jumped towards the forest speedily.

The schoolgirl shook her head then noticed their looks of confusion. "Don't worry. Inuyasha just thought he saw something, that's all." She would tell Kaede of what she had seen later; Miroku and Shippo weren't the best people to tell of the future Sango and the future Sesshomaru's relationship. They seemed to accept this excuse and changed the subject—asking her how she was and if Inuyasha had behaved.

She thought of last night—the loving boyfriend to the angry youth—and muttered a: "Sorta."

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Sango was sitting in the shade of a large tree with her eyes closed, listening to the sounds around her: the leaves being brushed by the wind, the birds chirping in the trees, the footfalls of a demon...

Sensing this, her mahogany eyes snapped open and glanced before her, seeing Inuyasha making his way towards her with a frown on his face. Great—what had she done to irritate the hanyou now? Well, she picked up her wakisashi (1) and stood. If he had a problem, she'd be more than happy to sort it out for him. Inuyasha was a friend (her ally in battle) but when not fighting demons, he was usually verbally sparring with a member of the group.

Today, it seemed, she was his chosen opponent.

Of course, this was all just a theory. Maybe Inuyasha greeted everyone with an angry expression and a deep scowl. Maybe he always flexed his claws slightly, as if preparing for a battle. Nope, she could feel the waves of anger from the half-demon.

He was pissed off.

"Inuyasha," she greeted with a nod of her head although she never allowed her eyes to look away. Such would be the distraction a youkai—or in this case, a hanyou—needed. He continued to storm up to her. The half-demon probably would have ploughed through her if she did not raise her short sword in a horizontal position, the tip slightly poking into his gut. "Is there something you wish to discuss?"

The hanyou scoffed, stepping back. "Yeah, there's something I wish to discuss." He crossed his arms, "Why aren't you in the village? Why didn't you come welcome Kagome and I back?"

She blinked, puzzled. "I had no idea that I was supposed to be a prisoner of the village. And I thought that you would spend longer in Kagome's Era."

"Keh! What were you doing out here, huh? Care to tell me that, Sango?"

Sango frowned (his odd behaviour was irritating her now). "I was doing a simple process known as 'thinking'. Far too complex for a stupid half-demon to comprehend." That would sure boil his blood. The evidence was his inhumane snarl, exposing his sharp, pearly fangs.

"Thinking of your demon lover?"

Once again, Sango blinked as she was still extremely confused. "...W-what?"

"You heard me! I saw you two!" Angry as Inuyasha was, he forgot the simple fact that that woman was not Sango. And the fact that it was a human. "How could you betray me—us—like that! You know what he is!"

"Inuyasha, what are you talking about? I've been in the village or this forest the whole time! We haven't come across any demons since you were gone. I might be eager for battle, but I'm not stupid enough to realise that I am not prepared mentally or physically to take on any youkai. You've only been gone one evening! What happened?"

The hanyou opened his mouth before closing it. Oh yes, it had been Sango's reincarnation, not the actual Sango. She had no relationship with Sesshomaru in this time. And hopefully, she would never have one when Inuyasha was around. Or even when he wasn't around. "Uh... don't worry, Sango. Just a bad dream, that's all. Just a really, really bad dream." Had he said too much? What would happen if he told her about it? Would she pursue Sesshomaru? Did she think that his brother was quite handsome? (Personally, Inuyasha thought that he looked like a girl.)

Without another word, Inuyasha leapt away and towards the village. Sango's eyebrows rose, but she decided not to chase him up on it for now. Who knew what went on in his brain and sometimes, she just really didn't want to know.

What had he been going on about? Demon lovers?

The accusation that she had a youkai partner made her fume. She was a taijiya! How dare Inuyasha suggest such a thing? A demon lover would not only disrespect her taijiya heritage, but mortals that flung themselves before demons were a dishonour to the ningen race. Also, his comments had made it seem that the hanyou knew her 'demon lover'. What demons did they know (and Inuyasha particularly hated)?

Koga? No. If they were to take out the whole demon issue, she would possibly find him slightly attractive (he had wild black hair, crystal blue eyes and the greatest legs she had ever seen—not to mention impressive speed—how could she resist?). However, his attitude to Kagome had put her right off. He had never so much as said a word to Sango. The best she got was a nod when they were fighting together against Naraku (that battle had been a failure as well) and both were up against a horde of demons whilst Inuyasha and Miroku dealt with Kagura. And it wasn't like she felt a 'spark' when she was near him.

Who else did Inuyasha hate? Naraku? Her face instantly turned to one of thunder. Yeah, like she'd ever have a relationship with the demon that ruined her life. The youkai that slaughtered her kin without remorse and that now used her little brother as a human shield for Sango. The taijiya only felt hate towards the corrupt hanyou. The only time she enjoyed seeing him was when he was on the verge of death. Hopefully, he would be pushed off that verge soon.

Hmmm... that doesn't leave many. Inuyasha does hate many demons, but I can't think of one that he really dislikes. After a few moments, it finally came to her. Of course! Why didn't she think of that first? Sesshomaru. The grudge the hanyou shared with his full-demon brother had gone on for a very, very long time. She had no idea on Inuyasha's (or Sesshomaru's) real age. It probably went on from before she was even born, when Inuyasha was brought into this world from a Taiyoukai—the great Inu no Taisho—and a simple mortal woman.

Ha! That was even more unlikely than Koga! Sesshomaru (as far as she had gathered) could never show any emotions apart from hateful ones. He had never even acknowledged the taijiya's presence and why would he? She was human and the inuyoukai was known for his dislike—or was it disgust?—for humans. There was that Rin child, but Sango had no idea on the circumstances regarding her. From what Kagome had told her from before, Sesshomaru had nearly killed the young miko without a second thought. It had only been the power of Tessaiga that had saved her.

Myoga had heard their conversation regarding Inuyasha's older brother and explained that the dog demon was just resentful of the fact that Inu no Taisho entrusted Inuyasha with the fabled Tessaiga, whilst Sesshomaru was 'stuck' with the Tensaiga.

Brother rivalry.

Getting back to her train of thought, a blood vessel popped up on Sango's forehead. That darn half-dog thinks I am nothing more than a common whore for youkai! Perhaps he had had a strange dream—or nightmare. But still, he couldn't possibly think that it was true! He really did think that she was no better than a demon's concubine! The nerve of that hanyou!

She was going to hear answers—(just who did he think I was having a relationship with?) curiosity was beginning to slowly kill her—and she was going to hear them now.

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A longer chapter, just for you guys ((grin)).

(1) wakisashi: a shorter version of a katana (this is the weapon Sango carries).