Sorry for not responding to some of your reviews directly! I'll try to update as fast as possible and answer as many questions as I can.

Okay, Some background information, whew thanks for reminding me!

They are in some fictional feudal era,

Kagome isn't from the future, it has nothing to do with the manga except for the characters and personality traits.

Hmmm what else do you guys want to know?

Response to Locaporelanime: Thanks for the review! I used google translate, anyway InuYasha is older. He's about the age of a teenager and Sesshomaru's a preteen but since purebred demons and hanyou age differently so... In human years Sesshomaru's older but in demon years InuYasha's older.

Response to Inumimi1: Um... The favor will be revealed in later chapters, I'm still in the process of organizing my thoughts so... Yeah.

I will try to fix all the mistakes I see but be warned my grammar sucks as in really sucks. Plus I have trouble reading things online, words like fly around. So please bear with me!

Tat, tat, tat, tat

Black boots pound against the hard and uneven ground, bright yellow eyes snap side to side, scanning through the browns and greens for an escape route.

"Hah... Hah... Hah..."

Harsh gasps of air echoed in his pointy ears, his armor felt like it was strangling him even though it was made with a larger chest capacity. His long silvery hair stuck to his neck as drops of sweat trickled down his back in languidly manner.

But still... Sesshomaru followed that jumping hanyou, it wasn't hard. Any blind fool could follow the leaping red-clad dog demon, especially in the sea of green trees and brown dirt, speckled with bleached stones. His long white hair catching the sun beams like a rushing river and his expression was of absolute abandonment and thrill.

InuYasha quickly turned his head to the earth-bounded dog demon, a crazy smile on his sun kissed face, hollered,

"Princess, hurry up!"

Sesshomaru gritted his teeth and dreamed of getting his poisonous claws on that bratty hanyou. His long legs pumped faster and faster; he could still hear the pack of boar demons gaining on him, in fact the lead boar demon's hot smelly breath was on his back! Just when he felt a brush of a filthy yellow tusk, Sesshomaru gave a desperate burst of energy to his tired legs.

Damn it! He never ran this fast in his life and... Sesshomaru's breath caught in his throat as his boot got caught between a tree root. As he tipped forward; Sesshomaru gritted his teeth and yanked his entangled foot so hard that he felt his boot straps tore a little and his ankle rubbed raw. Sesshomaru tried to find his rhythm again but his injured leg would not listen to him.

At first he tried to land on his heels but the shock waves made his teeth chatter and his wounded ankle throb. So then he tried to make his every step less painful but...

"I've got you now!" An excited squeal howled while piercing grunts and snorts between its words. This time Sesshomaru's teeth wasn't chattering because of his hobbling, but because of the stomps of hoofs and crude leather shoes getting closer and louder. Closer and closer the foul breath came but he couldn't...

Suddenly Sesshomaru felt someone grab his outstretched hands and yank him up into their arms. Sesshomaru turned his grateful eyes to the grinning hanyou.

"Awww, touched?" InuYasha asked, killing all feelings of gratitude Sesshomaru had in seconds.

Sesshomaru growled, but it changed into a gasp when InuYasha grabbed the blushing demon's hands. InuYasha had noticed that Sesshomaru was limping so he wrapped the pup's thin arms around his neck and growled quietly into Sesshomaru's ear,

"Hold tighter," InuYasha ordered, his warm breath sending shivers down Sesshomaru's spine. Still annoyed about the princess nickname, Sesshomaru dug his claws into the hanyou's back. A slight curve of his lips showed his satisfaction when he felt the hanyou squirm in his vengeful embrace.

Sesshomaru lowered his eyes lids in a semi-dozing manner as he rested his chin on the crook of InuYasha's shoulder; he could tell... From the fresh pine tree scent... Within it he could smell pack member... Someone who could be trust... Sesshomaru unconsciously rubbed his smooth cheek against InuYasha's weathered skin. It felt like expensive leather made from sting rays but lacked the unpleasant fishy smell that usually accompanied it.

Once the little bundle of white cargo was secured, InuYasha took a flying leap, putting more force into it because of the extra weight. The tree branch snapped loudly in complaint but there was nothing it could do about it, for its attackers were long gone.

A tiny glow of pleasure filled InuYasha's heart when he heard the little pampered brat giggle every time InuYasha leaped, at first the brat just spluttered in anger because of InuYasha's long hair getting in the way but after he leaned closer to InuYasha's board back he was giddy with happiness.

InuYasha didn't know why Sesshomaru was reluctant to lean closer to him, it's not like InuYasha would do anything to him plus InuYasha was flat out not interested in a princess. He was a pup and InuYasha was to be his caretaker so the idea of anything inappropriate never crossed his mind. When Sesshomaru shifted a little, the spikes on his armor stopped jabbing the poor half demon. A muffled rumble of pleasure vibrated in InuYasha's chest when the pup relaxed against him.

For a moment Sesshomaru stiffened when he felt the comforting rumble but once he realized it wasn't anything worse than a cat's purr he relaxed. He breathed in InuYasha's wild scent and behind his closed eyelids his mind painted the scenery of endless trees and indomitable pulse of life. The racket of the boar demons crushing and destroying the vegetation all over the forest, faded into an insignificant buzzing in the background.

He could feel the bruised skin on his ankle slowly close up and heal. Feeling quite calm, Sesshomaru rubbed his smooth cheek and nose against the folds of InuYasha's haori while inhaling the hanyou's scent deeply.

"Get off, you're breathing all over my neck... It's creepy." The hanyou's sharp remark slapped Sesshomaru awake from his half slumber, the sounds of boar demons trampling through the vegetation reminded the pampered dog demon that they were being chased. Sesshomaru slid off reluctantly like a baby bear cub leaving its favorite tree, his claws tighten before dragging down the taller dog demon's back.

InuYasha tilted a ear toward the forest before giving a growl, "They're about a few meters away... Come on, Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru's eyes widen, so a serious situation called for a serious InuYasha? Sesshomaru had to admit this InuYasha was near impossible to look down upon, it was like looking down on a mountain, simply not possible. When Sesshomaru turned to follow InuYasha, his mouth parted in a sharp intake of air. Before InuYasha was a rickety old human-made wooden bridge.

And InuYasha was putting a heel on the rotting planks like it was the safest thing in the world, the hanyou strolled over the bridge in a carefree manner. Half-way across the bridge, InuYasha paused, he turned his head slowly as the howling wind caressed his face and teased his silvery hair.

"Sesshomaru?" He asked, his wet nose taking in the tangy scent of fear and distress from the smaller youkai. InuYasha furrowed his brows, what hurt the pup? But there was no scent of blood in the air, only the spicy aroma of a frightened pup.

InuYasha looked down and saw the large gaps between the brittle planks. There he saw the chasm of violent waters and crushing rocks, white foam circled around the river while advertising their death threats. InuYasha grinned, so the princess was deathly afraid of heights? InuYasha held his hand out as he shouted over the wind and the resounding beats of hoofs.

"Princess, stop being a wussy and get your ass over here!"

Sesshomaru winced at the hanyou's crude choice of words, he could see the amusement in InuYasha's amber orbs. He looked at the callous hands and then back at the swaying bridge, his teeth chattered as his body shook. His eyes a dazed and confused swirling yellow, he took a step back... One step closer to the advancing demons that craved his blood and his head on a pike.

The twinkling amusement was fading fast from InuYasha's eyes as the leader of the savage boars squealed his delight, prey had been sighted, InuYasha growled,

"If you don't face your fears head on, how the fuck are you going to grow up? You dipshit!" InuYasha shouted with his head held high, he brushed aside Sesshomaru's death glare and leaped in the air.

Sesshomaru's face melted into one of fear... No!

At that instant the cheeky hanyou hooked his toes on the rope, swaying gently with the wind. A barely audible sigh of relief skipped out of Sesshomaru's pale lips when he saw the arrogant dog demon right himself up on the frayed rope like an acrobat. InuYasha didn't even bother to hold his arms out as he tip toed on the weather-beaten rope.

"Expect the worst and face it, dumb ass!" InuYasha leaned back calmly as if a few thousands of feet of empty air wasn't waiting for his half demon body. With a haughty grin, InuYasha threw his head back, his hair cascading down his back as he spread his arms out. His amber eyes greeted the horizon before hiding behind the tanned lids, exhale... All the tension left his body as he surrendered to the call of gravity.

Sesshomaru stood there frozen as his bodyguard voluntarily toppled off the bridge, as InuYasha's waist slipped past the bridge's rotten planks...

Whap! A pleased grin strutted over the suspended hanyou, he cracked his eyes open to see a disheveled Sesshomaru gripping his wrist with a blood stopping grip. Sesshomaru's openly horrified face morphed back into his impassive face, with a slight slope of his thin eyebrows when he saw InuYasha's cocky grin. He was thinking of letting that hanyou fall to his death...

"See? When you expect the worst and face it... You'll be unstoppable." InuYasha said, just then the dog demons heard something snap.

Both of them turned their heads to see the devious boar demons stepping on the frail, protesting bridge.

"No... no no no no no!" Sesshomaru got out in a breath as the bridge began to dip and sway. He was feeling a bit ill...

"Oh fuck..." InuYasha chirped, without missing a beat he swung himself up and slammed his feet on the decaying planks to Sesshomaru's horror.

"You fool!" Sesshomaru whispered in a deathly quiet voice that turned into a shriek when the bridge snapped in half. InuYasha ignored the screams jabbing the air, he grabbed Sesshomaru's cold hand and began to run. The boar demons... Repute for their low intellect were not so lucky.

Their shrieks tarried down the rocky cliffs and their wide bodies fading into little white specks against the black snake of the river. Paying no heed to the pigs' unfortunate demise, InuYasha's bare feet pounded against the failing bridge so hard that even the tough soles of his feet could not block out all the splinters and cuts.

As the planks began to fall like dancing piano keys, a mad grin appeared over InuYasha's tanned face, InuYasha dragged the terrified dog demon across. His heart hammering, pumping life giving blood through his veins and his hair streaming past him. His long sleeves slapping against his thighs as he pounded across the descending bridge.

"Come on!" InuYasha shouted gleefully even though the situation was dire and called for some serious life-flashing-before-your-eyes thinking. The abused planks that they were tromping on were beginning to lose buoyancy that most air borne things tends to lose after a while. Golden eyes gauged the distance between his running feet to the safe land... InuYasha slowed down a bit and braced himself, inhale... Exhale...

With a desperate jump, fueled with adrenaline and madness, InuYasha pawed the empty air before twisting his body in midair while engulfing the terrified Sesshomaru into his arms. Shielding the delicate looking dog demon, red robes against pure white ones, InuYasha closed his eyes and waited for the ground to greet them.

InuYasha bit back a groan as they skid a few feet across the rocky surface on his back, he tried to sit up but his tender back snapped back with waves of pain. InuYasha gave a huff of impatience as he laid back, his hands feeling the trembling dog demon on his chest. He could feel blood dripping, sluggishly, down his chest from the puncture marks made from the pup's grip.

"Oi, princess." InuYasha tried but Sesshomaru didn't move, InuYasha pried the demon's grip off his haori and sat up. His back healed enough for that, InuYasha nuzzled the white demon. Sniffing for injures but there was none so InuYasha cocked his head to the side as Sesshomaru hid his face with his long hair.

A giggle escaped Sesshomaru's lips, then another and another soon torrents of laughter poured out of the smaller dog demon. Sesshomaru threw his head back in ecstasy as he abandoned himself to the joy and relief of being alive. Damn! He looked at the blank faced hanyou across from him, damn, that hanyou... When InuYasha told him to expect the worst... He thought of the bridge snapping and it actually happened... What irony...

Now he highly doubt he was going to be afraid of heights because the worst happened and he survived... Hell a bridge collapsed on him! Sesshomaru wiped a stray tear off his right eye and let the baffled hanyou see his smile. Even his most honorable father had rarely seen his stoic son's smile and Sesshomaru had only known the 'uncouth and ill-mannered' hanyou for a few days and he actually coaxed a smile out of the ice prince.

Sesshomaru gathered up the remnants of his shattered mask and putted it back together. He gave the hanyou his disapproving glare but instead of cowering or shrinking away, the hanyou just gave the quiet dog demon an infuriating smirk with a side of amusement trapped his amber eyes.

"InuYasha, you're unstoppable..." Sesshomaru said with a defeated sigh, how could he hope to remain angry at the bratty hanyou? Sesshomaru held out his hand, along with it was acceptance and trust. The half-breed's grin just grew wider as he grabbed Sesshomaru's outstretched hand to pull himself up.

"Ha, I wish, princess... heck if I was... I'd stop the rain or at least slow it down." InuYasha replied, ignoring Sesshomaru's soured expression at the word princess. InuYasha nearly fell over when the annoyed purebred snatched his pristine hand out of the hanyou grasp. Two pairs of golden eyes scanned the cloudy horizon, InuYasha could smell the clean scent of water in the air...

The partially soaked demons took refuge under the tangled tree branches, once the little tepee of twigs and tinder burst into flames. InuYasha sat back with a tired sigh, his hand patting around for a stick as his other hand lobbed logs at the hungry baby fire.

Sesshomaru huddled in a unhappy wet bundle, he stared at InuYasha with mild irritation. During the escapee they left their possessions... Well, Sesshomaru's possessions... The hanyou brought nothing of his own yet carried three of Sesshomaru's clothing trunks, two of Sesshomaru's armor cleaning kits, Sesshomaru's...

"Is that all your worldly possessions, on your body?"

"Hmph... My clothes?" InuYasha offered as he rolled another log for the campfire to feed on.

"Did your parents not leave you anything?" Sesshomaru asked, he could never imagine why parents would do such things unless their offsprings had shamed them in some way but...

"Hah... My father died before I was born, the hot headed bastard," At the mention of his father, InuYasha's voice took on a fond playful tone though his words did not match.

"He left my mom tons of money but when she died... Well,"

A bitter smile illuminated over the hanyou's handsome features as he continued in a poignant sarcastic tone,

"There was no law that said the money would go to me, her hanyou son, so of course my law-abiding 'family' took the money and threw me out on my skinny little ass."

The image of a naked but cute little InuYasha popped in his head, Sesshomaru shook his head to clear the disturbing image out of his head. InuYasha stopped poking the fire once it was a healthy blaze he turned his eyes on the pure white moon.

"Of course being a hanyou with a strong demon father meant demons wanted to eat me and humans wanted to vent their hatred of demons out on me... Then... I met Kagome..." A soft smile replaced his bitter one, his usually wary eyes became soft with love and sorrow.

"She was the strangest woman I've ever met... Made me her familiar with some magical prayer beads..." InuYasha tilted his neck up and pulled out a thin necklace of purple prayer beads, his long fingers caressing the beads lovingly. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed a fraction, not enough to be noticed by the reminiscing hanyou.

"At first I resented obeying her but... Soon... Well she was the first person to ever show me kindness after my mother died..." InuYasha's hands tightened over the beads, shaking. "We fell in love but she was human and I was a hanyou..."

InuYasha gave a short sharp bark of forced laughter, "We thought that... Well, in our happy little bubble... She promised she'd never leave me..." A bleak look took over the usually arrogant and crazy death defying hanyou, his normally twinkling eyes clouded over as his mind took a hike down the memory lane. Sesshomaru shifted but the hanyou took no notice of his charge's discomfort.

Eager to change the topic Sesshomaru prompted, "Are you sad that your father is...?"

"Dead?" InuYasha supplied bluntly, Sesshomaru winced, that was harsh.

"Yes, but I was looking for a more profound term." Sesshomaru looked back at the crackling flames and drew his knees closer, the shadows on his face flickered, giving him a forlorn look even though his face was void of emotions.

"Hmph, no need to sugar-coat it... It's not like I was attached to him."

InuYasha snorted as he tried to get comfortable on the rocky ground, he was thinking of uprooting the offending rocks but... It was raining so that meant mud and mud meant messy clothes. InuYasha fingered his brand new obi, he wasn't willing to ruin such a nice outfit especially since it was from LORD Inu no Tashio.

Sesshomaru blinked in shock at InuYasha's unruffled reply, taking advantage of the silence InuYasha plowed on, trying to squash the awkwardness with a light-heart tone,

"My father must be so happy he's dead."

"Why?" Sesshomaru asked, unable to control his curiosity and confusion. His father love him and spoiled him, yes, Sesshomaru knew that his father spoiled him but...

"Because he's spared from the humiliation of having a filthy hanyou calling him father..." InuYasha replied with a forced smile as if he was delivering a funny punch line to a joke, Sesshomaru blinked, his eyebrows neared his hair line.

What was that cocky, arrogant and crazy daredevil saying? While Sesshomaru scrambled around for words; the hanyou shot up from his perch to a half crouching and wary stance. Unease oozed out of the hanyou's taller frame, InuYasha narrowed his amber eyes into slits while curling his lips a bit. Sesshomaru shuffled closer to the hanyou, his eyes growing large with fear.

What could have made that hanyou tense up like this? Sesshomaru took cautious whiffs of the air yet his senses told him nothing was out of ordinary... He turned his head to the unhappy hanyou.

"Tch... I hate thunder..."

Review please!

Thank you to all those who reviewed! TT^TT This must be the fastest and most responsive story I've ever wrote/typed.