See I'm back, not too long, I'm boring myself with the fluff so dramatics time much? Muwhahahahahaha oh btw a poll who do you like more? SesshXSango or SangoXMiroku? Thought I'd see which you liked better. Okay, so...ya that's it and okay bye Eins Zwei Drei!

Chapter 4: Last Christmas

Sesshomaru POV

I sat in our room thinking. Inu had a good point, a really good one at that...I rolled my eyes and growled, so what I abandoned him the first two centries of his life, it was friendly competition and he lived through it, I made him as invincible as he is today, I mean, without my rivalry he'd probably be rotting under a bridge some where. I did what was right for my half breed brother and now he was strong enough to protect not only himself, but others as well. I did my job as big brother, so why did he hate me now? I'd never asked him for a thing a day in my life so why was he acting like this? I knew the answer, but I wouldn't admit it. Stupid half demon, so ungrateful. I watched over him, when he couldn't find a meal as a child I'd catch and even cook one for him, then leave it beside him for when he awoke. He always thought it was his mothers ghost, but it was me...until he was big enough, old enough to fight for himself then I even trained him like he was my own son! I growled, infuriated, then stood up to tell him exactly what I was thinking, he needed to know. He'd replaced me with that human monk! I slung the door open and walked to Kagome's room. They were all four talking and I glared at Sango. She was a apart of them. I should've known a girl her age of her beauty wouldn't settle for a cold man like me, she deserved better, but she wasn' t supposed to figure that out...not soon at least. She was supposed to get attached and...ugh she smiled at me, that dazzling smile she always gave me when I walked in the room, but then she let her eyes fall and they didn't reconnect.

"InuYasha,"

"I'm not talking to you again," he snorted in annoyance. I rolled my eyes and snorted, a trade I acquired from him.

"Good, I don't want you to talk I want you to listen, you said Miroku was more of a brother to you when I wasn't...answer me this, if I didn't fight you every week would you be half as strong as you are now?" I asked him. It took him a while to respond and when he did you could feel the bite in his words.

"I thought I was supposed to be listening,"

"Okay, you're right," shock hit him in the face and I continued, "the meals, left for you when you were younger, they were me I cared for you all your life basically, I was never far away. It wasn't like I couldn't kill you, it was I didn't want to kill you, I could kill you all in one blow, even when you almost chopped my arm off (I can't stand him being an amputee so accept him having both arms) I retreated, I could've killed so many times, why didn't you see that,"

"Well, if I'm allowed to talk now, you shouldn't have kids, you suck as a father and a protector, you're STILL no brother of mine, you weak willed sap, you couldn't even face me when I was a kid well enough to talk to me. You let me think my only living relative was in the mainland living an entirely seperate life from me, HIS KID BROTHER! What kind of savior are you?"

"You should be grateful-"

"For what!"

"You're supposed to be listening!"

"To what? To your excuses? No! I'm done listening to your idiocy, dad would hate you for what you've done and you know it!"

"He wouldn't-"

"Yes. He. Would,"

I stopped and glared at him, how would he know what father wanted from me or what he would've wanted, he couldn't even bring a photo to mind, so I dug in my pocket and brought out a crumbled piece of cloth.

"What can I do to prove to you, that I am more of a brother than your precious monk," I asked him quietly, my last living relative from my dad's side and he hated me. Well done Sesshomaru, well done.

"Act like it,"

"Fine, come here," I demanded, my voice was frozen over with bitterness as I watch Miroku edge a hand over Sango's, giving her a small smile. She smiled back, her face calm and uninterested it was simply...a smile. He obeyed my command and I gave him the cloth in my hand. He looked at it.

"Who is this,"

"Don't you recognize your own father when you see him? You look more like your mom...but you have father's hair and eyes,"

"You lucky dog," he whispered.

"What?"

"You look just like dad,"

"Ya, I do, but it doesn't really matter," he was so caught up in the picture that he didn't notice me wrapping my arms around him in a hug. He wanted me to prove it? Fine. I pulled him closer and into a hug, kissing his forehead gently. He struggled, but I kept him there and his friends watched this encounter. Whatever. I let him go and he stared at me pouting, blushing even. I chuckled. I opened my mouth to say something else, but stopped and he rushed away. I rolled my eyes and went back to me and Rin's room. She briefly looked my way giving me a brilliant smile as I left and I felt my heart pound in joy, or fear, or exitement and I smiled. My Sango.

InuYasha POV

Kagome hugged me around the neck stealing a sneak peak at the picture I held gently in my hands.

"Wow, he looks just like-"

"Sesshomaru? Ya, I know..."

"Are you gonna forgive him?"

It shouldn't have made me so mad that she asked me that, it wasn't a secret that I had no intention to do so.

"It's none of your buisness Kagome," I growled, she gasped, a little shocked and looked away from me.

"Sorry, I was just wonderi-"

"Well don't wonder," I clenched my fist and went out her window leaping to the highest sturdy branch I could find. I heard her sigh and she shut the window. I rolled my eyes and leaned against the tree. She was so nosy, I didn't know myself what I planned to do, or even how I felt about this...and she was already butting in! I sighed and looked again at the picture. Dad...

"Hey..." I looked down and saw Shippo sitting at the base of the tree.

"What kid," couldn't I get a moment to myself around here? Obviously not.

"What you said to Kagome was really mean," he told me, pointing up at me. I dropped a weak branch down on him and he cried out.

"Go away,"

"No! You hurt her feelings, go apologize!" he demanded. I scoffed and jumped off into the distance, bounding outside the shrines captive walls and up to the building tops racing across them, my feet only landing long enough to give me enough air to move from the different roof tops until I reached the dome of a building and I perched myself on the side. I needed somewhere quiet to think, and since there was no such place, I settled for this dome. It was secluded at very least. How would anyone else conquer this...I mean he went from hating my race and my guts to I've always loved you, it reminded me of a play Kagome's grandpa watched all the time in his room with his tissue box. I had no real interest in playing the long lost brother Fredrick, but I wanted the truth. I wanted a sure fire way to decided weather he was lying or not. The only way you'll know is to test him out. I sighed and looked to the heavens for guidance, I was granted a single raindrop that slid down my nose and off the tip, onto the picture. I tucked it away and took off towards Kagome's house before I got drenched in these jeans. Too late for that thought though, billions of other raindrops came crashing down and before I got to Kagome's, my entire body from head to toe was soaked. Ms. Higurashi smiled at me as I stood dripping in the corridor, before readying to shake myself dry, she caught me and put a towel on my head drying the hair before I had enough time tp soak her walls in rain water.

"Go hop in the shower and change into something nice, we're all going out to dinner," she instructed, I heard the blowdryer going in Kagome's room and I crept by there until I realized I needed clothes so I slowly opened the door to see her blow drying and curling her raven hair.

"Kagome?" she turned around and I slipped both arms around her pulling her into my arms.

"You okay now?" she asked me looking at me with big brown eyes.

"Ya, sorry about that I got a little...overwhelmed," I told her bending down to kiss her, my hair was still dripping and she laced her fingers in it. I drove her into her vanity, deepening our kiss. She tried pushing back, but I drove her father and a clawed hand roamed over her mountainous body.

"Sis what are you doing?!" Sota cried out. I jumped back, letting her go and repositioning her skirt so that it didn't looked to bad.

"MOM!" I covered his mouth and bent down to his level.

"You didn't see anything," I growled, claw to his throat. He gulped and nodded.

"What were you doing to my sister," he whimpered, "I won't let you hurt her." he tried to take some strength in his words, but I knocked that out of him and moved on.

"None of your buisness, I wasn't hurting her, now move on," I ordered. He stood his ground and looked past me.

"Kagome are you okay? If he's hurting you I'll beat him up for you, it's my responsibility as a brother,"

She giggled, "I'm fine Sota, no worries," he looked me up and down before walking away. I closed her door and I picked up some jeans.

"She said something nice InuYasha not jeans, here go ahead and shower I'll pick something for you," I nodded and went to do as she said. I finally figured out how tame the shower and I actually almost enjoyed it, I took my time washing my hair of the rain water and got out drying my hair like a person. What if I could get a job? And then maybe Kagome and the rest of us could live here in this era? Everyone seemed to enjoy it here, but it'd be a lot of work...we all had proper education me being the son of a pretty much princess, Sango the head demon slayer's daughter, Miroku a well off monk, and Sesshomaru was pretty smart to. It wasn't that we couldn't go to that school thing Kagome told me so much about it'd just be difficult. I opened her door and closed it back, she'd lain out black, silk like pant on the bed with a red silkyish shirt accompanied by a matching black jacket. She caught me from behind and her and Shippo tried bringing me down, when it didn't work Miroku tackled me from my weak side, knocking me over and I growled as Kagome grabbed her blowdrier and began to dry my hair. She kept a small kitchen sword to my throat and I huffed in annoyance.

"I hate you wench," the heat from the little pink thing made my ears flatten against my head and she dropped it tickling my ears to get them to cooperate with her. They refused.

"I'm sorry wittle puppy ears, please come back," she cooed. I grunted, as it gradually cooled down up there they began to pop back up. She giggled and avoided them, letting them dry naturally. The rest she blowdried mercilessly. She was having way to much fun and when she was done she kissed me and showed me my pony tail. I used my claw to pop the restraints and she huffed at me.

"I worked hard on that, you have a lot of hair,"

"I know, but I don't like it,"

She gave me the clothes and I got dressed in them, letting her button the shirt for me. I tucked it in like she told me too and I ditched the jacket idea. The sun was slowly going down and I swore. I felt my head and fangs tingle, my fingertips I watched the claws disappear and the hair hanging over my shoulder darkened into a deep black. Stupid new moon. Kagome squealed.

"Now we don't have to pin your ears down!" I gave her a weird look with my now violet eyes and she kissed my cheek. "I'm so glad."

"Good for you," I muttered and stretched popping my back. She got dressed in a little red dress, with black strap up heels. Her dress clung to her curves and was sleeveless. I gave her a once over and she sprayed me with something that smelt like pine and pharamones. I rolled my eyes and she led me down the stairs. Sesshomaru sat by himself on the chair while Sango and Miroku relaxed together on the love seat reading fortunes on their hands. I felt a lump of something similar to anger form in my throat, but I swallowed it and looked away, back at Kagome who held my hand and sat down on the regular couch.

"So InuYasha...what did your mom do? Did she remarry? Or what?" she asked me looking up at me, she knew I was more open as a human so she always asks me weird questions like these.

"No, she didn't we lived in her father's estate until she died and I moved on leaving the place,"

"She was the daughter of a lord?"

"Uh...ya..."

"That's so cool!" she squealed and everyone looked at me in disbelief, how was a rude half demon like that from royal upbringing? Ha. I laughed to myself.

"Surprised?"

"Ya," Sango.

"Maybe," Miroku.

"A lil bit." Shippo.

"No," Sesshomaru, looked at his claws, and retracted them as Kagome's mom patted his shoulder.

"Are you all ready?" she asked. She wore a knee length black buisness dress with a modest neck line and a grey blazer with black heels.

"Yes," Sango told her in a gentle grey fluttery dress. I looked at Sesshomaru who wore grey and black and raised an eyebrow.

"Sango...why are you wearing a different color than your mate?" I asked her, Kagome was matching me and so shouldn't she Miroku?

"Oh uh...I don't know, I guess I just didn't know he was wearing blue," she stammered blushing, I nodded slowly and tried shrugging it off. I looked over at Sesshomaru who masked an expression the second it surfaced. I rolled my eyes, why should I care he was upset or happy or whatever? I didn't. Kagome leaned on my shoulder and I smiled at her that was when her mother fully noticed what was different.

"Your ears are gone!"

"Ya...so? I'm human tonight, problem?" I snorted. She laughed.

"Not at all, it'll make tonight so much easier to accomplish," she giggled grabbing jingly metal things attacked to a cloth neck thing.

"Well let's go,"

I sat in the back with Kagome and Miroku while Sango and Sessho sat in the middle column of seats. Sota stayed home watching the kids and their grandfather, we got about half way through dinner, enduring the secret looks Sango gave Sesshomaru and the tiny smiles he gave back to her, before something in Ms. Higurashi's bag rang. It made most of us jump except Kagome who calledit a phone...or whatever. She even began speaking into to.

"Hey Sota?" if there was ever a time I needed my tessuiga it was now, they had Kagome's kid brother trapped in a tiny speaking box! She went back to speaking. "Oh no...okay Sota have you called 911?..." silence as she listened to the pleas, "alright which hospital are they taking him too?" more silence. "alright, we'll be home to pick up the kids and we'll split up and all head to the hospital." she flipped the thing closed and I scratched my head.

"Aren't you gonna get him out?" I asked her. She was focused on getting a servers atttention. One finally appeared, jeez did their masters know they were so slow? He came back with white bowl looking things that Ms. Higurashi quickly emptied the food into and stacked.

"Wait..." she slowed in her stacking, "what did you say."

"Your son, aren't you going to at least help him out?" I asked her pointing to the previously speaking square. She blinked at me a little and giggled.

"Oh no InuYasha it's a communication device," she explained. Oh.

"Mom, what was wrong?" Kagome asked her. She sighed and handed half the white things to me and half to Sessho.

"Grandpa had a heartattack, Sota said he came in the room and he was jerking with every symptom of a heart attack, but couldn't feel it. He's in ICU now, since he didn't feel anything wrong he it went on until his heart completly failed. Kagome...he may not make it past tonight."

Another cliffy. I'm awesome so ya tomorrow hopefully you get two since my school made it to state finals and I have possibly the biggest final of my entire high school career on monday at 9:25, plus rehearsal for the church song I'm performing...that may or may not happen. I don't think my beta is doing her job so I'm ultra sorry for any mistakes I made. I love you all review please!