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CHAPTER 3
"Inuyasha..." two little hands pushed the hanyou's shoulder gentley. INuyasha opened his golden eyes slowly and muttered 'hn' only barely awake. His instincts insisted he was safe so he made no effort to wake up. The young human whimpered and shook him again.
"Inuyasha..." Inuyasha groaned before sitting up on his elbow.
"What kid?" Sota looked down at Inuyasha'st-shirt to avoid looking him in the eye.
"Can I sleep with you?" He muttered. Inuyasha flopped back down before groaning loudly.
"Shuttup," Sesshomaru moaned from the lower bed.
"GO sleep with Sesshomaru," Inuyasha suggested. Sota turned and then saw the glint of a swordfrom below. He eep'd then ducked behind Inuyasha. Sesshomaru "hmp'd" in satisfaction before laying down and falling back asleep. Inu sighed before forgetting the kid and falling back asleep.
Inuyasha inhaled his breakfast and then laid his head on Kagome's shoulder. Sota was speaking animatedly all the while. Sesshomaru smiled at his exhausted brother.
"Didn't sleep well ototo san?" Sesshomaru chuckled. Inuyasha glared at him through his bangs. Deciding not to dignify his question with a response. This only amused Sessho further. Sota turned his attention to Inuyasha.
"What's wrong Inu-Chan?" Sota asked. Inuyasha growled, did this idiot just refer to him as a pet? Sesshomaru excused himself but was heard laughing his butt off down the hall.
"Kid, if I weren't so tired I'd jump on you," Inu yawned. Kagome stroked his hair and he nuzzled into her shoulder bone.
"Why are you so tired anyway?" she asked. He sat up.
"Sota kept me up all night singing about lolipos and wonderlands!" Inu groaned. Kagome giggled.
Lolipops, happy dreams
wonderlands and darling seems
purple gumdrops, yummy as could be
I hope the cute puppy doesn't pee on me
"Sota really?" She shrugged.
"It's the only way I get to sleep at night!" He mumbled in his deffense.
"Great for you kid, it rang in my head all night long!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome petted him and collected the dishes. Sesshomaru reappeared still snickering.
"Inu-chan...pfft now that's gonna have me in stiches for a while," Inuyasha groaned then stood up. Kagome's mom came back with a few bags. Inuyasha grabbed one from her and the entire kitchen gasped. Kagome ran over and checked her dear hanyo's forehead. Sango also rushed over only to trip on her foot. She awaited a meeting with the ground but it never came. She looked up to see that she'd been completly scooped up by Sesshomaru. He raised a taunting eyebrow.
"I don't need to be caught by the likes of you thank you?" Sango growled. The sheer wisdom in his eyes made her shudder. Miroku's eyes had always been innocent. Always living without thinking of tommorow. She missed those eyes so much. Sesshomaru's were cold, but there were rays of something she'd never seen. He put her down slowly. That poor girl. She'd seen so much death in her eighteen years. They had both been through alot of similar things but her eyes showed just how much she planned to tell. He resisted the urge to stroke her hair. So badly he wantedto hold her,why he didn't quite get. Once he let her go she turned on her hill and ran up the stairs and away from them. Sesshomaru turned the oppositedirection and walked out of the house. Inuyasha grabbed a hat and followed. He watched his brother wander around the modernworld clearly in thought. He folowed until he came to the spot where Naraku was defeated. He stared into the trees and let the wind blow his hair around him. His hands fell on the very spot where Naraku fell. Next to that his fingers roamed and grabbed the grass gently. His lips seemed to mouth the words,"Kagura..." He fell back and sat on the grass.
"Kaugra...why'd you have to go? We could've been...so much..." Inu stepped back as the wind rustled and once again lifted his brothers hair. Chery blossoms floated by him and he pulled his knees to his chest and put his head in his hands. Inuyasha clenched his fist because of how distraught his brother was. His knuckle popped and Sesshomaru was up and turned around in oneswift movement.
"Come out Inuyasha," he made no effort to hide the dispair in his voice. His younger brother imerged from the trees and slowly made his way across to him. Sesshomaru fell back down to a sitting position. Inu sat with him and simply basked in the silence. After a few minutes Sesshomaru's head dropped and laid on his ototo's shoulder. Inuyasha stared in surprise but put his arm on his shoulder in a tender fashion. How many times had he dreamed that his brother would need him? All the time he was jealous and bitter. He wanted to deny his older brother any and everything. Now his oniisan needed nothing more than his support and comfort and he had no chance to ever deny him that. Hewas no longer jealous. No longer insecure or childish.
"It's alright Sesshomaru..."
"Sango, tell me what's wrong!" Kagome pleaded. Sango only sobbed into her bestfriendsshirt.
"Kagome, who am I?' She asked. Kagome caught on.
"Sango... I know you miss Miroku...but you can't lethim put your life on hold, he wouldn't be very happy about that," Kagome cooed. Sango whimpered.
"Kagome how can I ever move on with my life? Miroku was my love and nowhe's gone!" Sango sniffed. Kagome rubbed her best friendsback.
"Sango I know...shhh it's okay I know...I know...but what triggered this?" the miko's bestfriend only broke into another round of sobs, screaming Miroku into her shirt.
"Don't worry Sango, it's okay." a scroll rolled from under the bed and Kagome picked it up. It unraveled and Kagome read it aloud;
Dear friends,
Time heals all wounds.
Sincerely,
Miroku
Sango got up and went over to the closet and pulled out his staff. Kagome sighed as her friend curled up on her bed and muttered.
"What if I am already dead inside?"
"Then someone will bring you back to life," Sesshomaru muttered as he walked past the door. His bangs hid his face and Inuyasha followed him like a loyal puppy. Sango heard and slowly stopped crying. She got upand walked to Sota's room.
"Does that mean your there for me?" She asked. He looked up at her from the prize in his hand and nodded. One of Kagura's earrings, dirty and broken lay in his hand. He clenched his fist and closed his eyes tight trying to forget. Finally he released the grip he had and dropped him head into his arms.
"I-inuyasha...I can't...forget..." The smell of salt water bombarded his nose and he awkwardly patted his oniisans back. Sango sat next to him and dismissed Inuyasha. He reluctantly left his brother's side and went to go sit with Kagome.
"I miss Miroku too, but not like her," Kagome said once Inu asked her what was bugging Sango.
"Oh, I've never seen my oniisan this way, he's always been so strong..." Inuyasha muttered. She leaned on his shoulder and touched the staff Miroku left behind.
"Kami...rest Miroku's soul please," Inuyasha begged. Kagome smiled at him with tears in herr eyes. She grabbed Inu's hand and closed her eyes.
"We miss you Miroku..."
"I don't wanna be alone anymore," Sesshomaru muttered. Sango nodded.
"I don't either,what other choice do we have?" He shrugged in defeat. She reached over and whiped a tear that threathened to fall.
"We have each other..." he mumbled. She held his eyes. They where both harm could it do to keep him as company. As someone to help her heal. It would benifit both of them if they just had someone to hold for a little while.
"Sesshomaru maybe we should..." He looked up at her his eyes told her he was willign to try anything to ease the ache.
"MAybe we should lean on each other for support yiu know the way Inuyasha and Kagome do," he stared at the floor then shrugged.
"We both need someone to help us heal, why can't we help each other heal?" he turned his head to look ather. Her eyes where screaming for someone to help her. He moved in closer and brushed his lips to hers. She kissed him back. Every ounce of her pain flooded into the kiss. Their tears merged as the tried to give the other the pain. Sesshomaru pulled back and whipped his face.
"I think I can be strong forthe both of us," he said. She took his hand.
"But you don't haveto be, if you're strong for me I'll be strong for you,"
"But Sango I-"
"DOn't have to carry all yourburdens on your own anymore, I'm here to help you it's the point of the arragment...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OK I DONT THINK I CAN DO THIS ANYMORE! I LITTTERALLY JUST AMDE APUDDLE OF TEARS WRITING THIS CHAPTER! I LOVE MIROKU AND SESSHY WAS SO UPSET! ='C IF ANYONE WANTS ME TO CONTINUE REVIEW AND SAY SO IF NOT I'LL STOP. SIGH...IF I DO KEEP GOING I MIGHT HAVE TO BRING BACK MIROKU...OK BYE...