Three years later, Sesshomaru (now 9 years of age) found himself hanging out with Inuyasha (now three).
"Sesshomaru! Dad says that he wants to go to the park tomorrow with us." Inuyasha cheered as he watched his big brother kill insect demons. Sesshomaru didn't say anything. He looked at Inuyasha and started thinking.
"How does it feel to be half?" Sesshomaru teased.
"What do you mean?" His little doggy ears twitched. Sesshomaru shook off the topic and looked at the sky. Inuyasha pouted.
"What's so great up there?" He asked. Sesshomaru sighed.
"I don't know. I just can't help looking up there." He admitted. Inuyasha looked up.
"I don't see nothing but a whole bunch of clouds and the sky!" He looked at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru got up.
"Ugh…what does she want?" Sesshomaru growled. Inuyasha's ears twitched and he sniffed the air.
"I smell blood." He tapped Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru jumped up. Soyae came tumbling out of the woods; holding her arm. Sesshomaru ran over to her and checked her arm. Just like her knees, it was scratched up. Inuyasha came up to them.
"What happened?" He asked her. Soyae looked at Inuyasha.
"They beat me." She said as she struggled to stay up. Sesshomaru grabbed her.
"Who?" He asked. Inuyasha shook his head at her. Soyae knew that if she told her Sesshu-Chan who hurt her he'd kill them. They were her friends. They beat her because of her sin. To them, she had done something that was unforgivable to all humanity. Something that required her death!
"I don't know who they were." She said; hurting for lying to him. He gave her a glare.
"Don't lie to me! Who did this to you?" He shook her. She whimpered as the pain from her bruises throbbed.
"I'm not!" She closed her eyes.
"How did you know that we were here?" Inuyasha asked.
"I always run through here when I'm going home." She stood up slowly. Sesshomaru growled.
"I can't help you if you're gonna lie to me, but if you want to protect them that bad that's fine with me." His eyes pierced her skin as if he threw a million daggers at once. Inuyasha sat down. Soyae grabbed on to Sesshomaru's drape and started to cry.
"They were my friends, Sesshomaru. I never thought that they'd be so angry! I'm sorry!" She balled up. Sesshomaru hugged her.
"I get it. Inuyasha, help me carry her to the lake." Sesshomaru called. Inuyasha took one side of Soyae and tried to help her stay up. When they got to the lake, Sesshomaru ripped off a piece of Soyae's shirt and used it to treat her wounds. When they went to take her home, there was a lot of chatter:
"It's Soyae! The demon child is with her." "She's all busted up. You think he did it?" "The half wit is there too." "Disgrace to humans!" "Someone should help her."
Sesshomaru was getting really pissed off. He started growling.
"If Soyae wasn't here I'd kill them all!" He said to Inuyasha.
"I want to, too." Inuyasha agreed. They arrived to Soyae's house and knocked on the door.
"Oh my goodness, what happened to her?" Her mother cried. Sesshomaru turned away.
"She won't tell me the whole story. So you're on your own." He was so pissed that he was tempted to destroy the whole village.
Later that day, when Inuyasha was home, Sesshomaru went to a village. He terrorized people, and destroyed homes. He figured that no one would find out. Plus he needed a rush. He rested there for the night and went back home to his mom. She was worried for him.
"Sesshomaru! Where were you all night?" She asked him. He didn't say a word.
"Sesshomaru, answer me." She said. He still remained silent. Irritated, she sent him to his room. He went and started thinking. Why won't she tell me? Why are humans so protective over someone whom betrayed them? He couldn't understand. He started to hate himself for his feelings. He couldn't understand why he'd do almost anything for a human. An annoying one, too.
"Hey, Sesshomaru." Soyae whispered. Sesshomaru looked to his window and found Soyae climbing through.
"What are you doing?" He stood up.
"Can I stay here with you for the night? My parents had to leave and everyone at my house had somewhere to go but me." She blushed and played with her fingers.
"Sure. Let me get you some covers." He walked out of the room. When he came back, Soyae was already fast asleep in his bed.
"She took my bed." He said in disbelief. The next day, Sesshomaru woke up to find Soyae sleeping on the floor with him. At first he smiled.
"I need to wake up." He said to himself. He smacked his face and looked to his left. Soyae was still there. He jumped up and swallowed hard. Soyae yawned and hugged him around the waist.
"Soyae, wake up!" He whispered and tapped her. She woke up and stared at him.
"Hey, what are you doin in my bed?" She yawned again. Sesshomaru stood up and looked at her.
"The bed is over there." He told her. She looked to her far left and saw the bed. She stood up and blushed.
"I'm so sorry! I must've slept walked again. Forgive me!" She bowed her head.
"Shh! My mom doesn't know that you're here!" He whispered. He heard footsteps coming towards his room. He shoved Soyae out the window and lay in his bed.
"Sesshomaru, did you hear somebody?" His mother asked.
"No." He yawned. "What's up?" He asked as he pretended like he just got out of the bed.
"Okay. Well, I'm going to take a walk. Breakfast is on the table." She walked out.
"Thanks!" He yelled as he went towards the window. He reached down for Soyae's hand.
"You jerk! You didn't have to push me out of the window!" She whispered as she grabbed his hands. He pulled her inside.
"You're the dumb one who decided to scream!" He whispered back. When the door opened and closed, he took a deep breath.
"Let me go see if she actually left." He whispered. He searched the whole house and didn't find anyone.
"Okay, you can come out now!" He yelled from the kitchen. Soyae went into the kitchen. She grabbed Sesshomaru's bowl and a pair of chopsticks.
"Mmm…smells good!" She ate a bite of his breakfast. He gave her the eye.
"Who do you think you are?" He snatched the bowl. "If you wanted some, all you had to do was ask. I'll get you another bowl." He got up and got another bowl. He put half of his breakfast inside of it and gave it to her.
"Thanks!" She took the bowl. Although he was hungry, Sesshomaru couldn't eat. He watched Soyae eat her breakfast. Soyae was thinking about how long she'd have to stay with him. She didn't want to be a bother to him, but her house was empty and she hated being alone. She also hoped that if she stayed Sesshomaru would begin to love her as much as she did him. But she had bigger problems. She never told him how long she needed to stay (which was a whole week). After her last bite, she looked at him. Staring, she tried to figure out all the possible things that could happen if she asked, but there were only two.
"What?" He asked her. She sighed and closed her eyes. Then she opened them.
"The truth is…I need to stay here for longer than one night." She ended there.
"How long?" He asked again.
"Well…uh….for…uh….a whole week." She rubbed her head. Sesshomaru was thinking, but he just stared at her. His blank facial expression scared Soyae. She shut her eyes tight and bowed her head. She started to tear, but didn't make a sound. When Sesshomaru saw a tear role down her cheek he took her hand. She looked at him.
"If it's that serious, I don't mind having you stay." He rubbed the next tear that began to come down her face. She moved his hand and looked at him in question.
"What's gotten into you?" She asked. He smiled and started eating his food.
"I really don't know." Soyae started to lose her cool for a few moments. Did he just touch my face! Later that day, they were outside. It was sunny, and Sesshomaru was expecting Inuyasha to come over.
"Sesshomaru, I want to tell you something." Soyae said. Sesshomaru moved his eyes on her.
"I…well….I kind of…in a way…I … I lo-"
"Hi Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha cut her off. They looked at him.
"Hey, little brother. What's up?" He sat up.
"We're going to the park today! Let's go!" He ran towards his dad. Sesshomaru stood up. He started walking over to them. Soyae stayed sitting down and put her head in between her knees.
"I almost told him." She whispered to herself. She felt relieved, but she also felt angry. The weight that she was trying to throw off came crashing right down on her. She guessed that it just wasn't the right time to tell him.
"Are you coming?" She heard Sesshomaru. She looked up. He stood there waiting. She stood up and ran towards them.
"Yeah!" She yelled in excitement.
While they played at the park, Soyae started to think about her approach. She tried her best to stay as far away from Sesshomaru when he's with Inuyasha.
"I'll wait until he's alone." She whispered to herself. She looked around and noticed that Sesshomaru was no longer with Inuyasha. Inuyasha was with their father getting ice cream. Soyae stood up and searched harder.
"Who are you looking for?" Sesshomaru asked. Soyae screamed and ran about 15 yards to the swings. Sesshomaru was leaning on the back part of the bench in which she was sitting. She held on to the pole of the swings.
"Sesshomaru?" She shouted. He closed his eyes and sat on the bench. Soyae ran back and sat next to him.
"Don't do that to me! I almost had a heart attack." She "touched" her heart. Sesshomaru smiled.
"Why aren't you playing with us?" He asked.
"This is brother to brother bonding time. I'm not even supposed to be here." She looked around.
"Sesshomaru…" Soyae prepared to tell him again. Sesshomaru just looked at her.
"I-I-I…I think…I…"
"What?" He asked starting to get annoyed. Soyae started playing with her hair and banging her feet together.
"I think I…uh…I think that I lo…I think…" She started to super blush. Sesshomaru caught on to what she was about to say and smiled. Even though his mother was totally against him being with a human (and he used to be), he felt that he loved her as well.
"Soyae…" He grabbed her hand. She looked up and her whole face turned red.
"Yes?" She asked.
"Tell me what you want to say now before Inuyasha comes back." He looked over to Inuyasha and then back.
"Okay!" She whined. "Sesshomaru…I love you!" She shouted and then covered her face. She looked through the cracks between her fingers and saw Inutaisho AND Inuyasha looking at her. She read Inutaisho's lips.
"Oh shit." Is what he said. Sesshomaru moved her hands, turned her face his way and kissed her. Soyae was so surprised; Inutaisho and Inuyasha dropped their ice creams. After five seconds Sesshomaru stopped kissing her and looked away. Soyae stared at him with her mouth wide open. Inutaisho looked at Inuyasha and he returned the action.
"Am I seeing things?" He asked Inuyasha.
"No. I saw it, too. He kissed her!" Inuyasha whispered. Sesshomaru walked over to his family members and smiled.
"Please… don't tell my mother." He begged them both.
"Wasn't planning to, but you two are not walking together if you're just gonna kiss all the way back." Inutaisho laughed.
"She's still staring at the place where you were sitting. Did you put a spell on her?" Inuyasha looked at Soyae suspiciously.