"ome? Kagome? are you even listening to me?" a man asked as he tapped Kagome on the nose gently.
"Huh?" was the intelligent reply as Kagome blinked rapidly.
Sigh "Kagome? you ok?" the same man asked as he sat beside her on the grass at a local park.
"Sorry Kouga. I was just thinking." Kagome said softly as she looked at Kouga.
"Inu-Yasha?" he questioned gently.
"no, well sort of. i was thinking of the day he...he died." Kagome swallowed. "Sesshomaru came..."
"oh? what happened?" Kouga asked intrigued.
Flashback
Kagome sat crying over Inu-Yasha's body, when she sensed a demonic aura heading towards her. She didn't really care, but she slowly lifted her head as the demon came into the clearing anyway. Kagome saw Sesshomaru standing and looking at Inu-Yasha with a detached sort of look on his face.
as he stood there and looked at his brothers body he huffed and muttered to himself "I always knew he was a worthless half-breed, who couldnt defend himself even if he tried."
As he said that Kagome's tear filled eyes narrowed in anger and she slapped the arrogant demon. She slapped Sesshomaru, the Lord of the western lands and one of the most powerful demons she had ever met. The force of the slap had the demons face turned the opposite way. Sesshomaru's angry face slowly turned to face her with murderous intent. for the first time Kagome found herself unafraid of Sesshoumaru and told him exactly what she had wanted to for a long time now.
"How dare you! how dare you call him worthless! He has...had more worth than you and every other demon lord there is! how dare you say he couldn't defend himself! he's the one who cut off that arm of yours if you remember?! He's the one who has the Tetsiga. He's the one who Killed Naraku! By himself! something you demon lords couldn't even do! how dare you say that! he's worth more than any of you! and how dare you even think you have the right! to say that! you! you who abandoned him when his parents died! you who could have taught him and raised him! no. you have no right to even look at him." Kagome shouted as she advanced on the Demon Lord.
As he slowly absorbed what she had told him, Kagome calmed herself and looked him in the eye as she whispered "all he ever wanted was to be accepted and even his own brother couldn't do that."
As she turned and walked back to Inu-Yasha, Sesshoumaru realised that the Miko was right. Sesshoumaru realised what he had done to his own brother. He looked at the Miko, the Miko without a weapon who had slapped and shouted at him as no other ever had before. slowly Sesshoumaru drew his sword and advanced onto the Miko and his brother.
Before Kagome had time to react Sesshoumaru had slashed his sword at his brother and then sheathed it, looking at his brother expectantly. but nothing happened. not the rapid breathing, not the heartbeats and eyelids fluttering, nothing.
As he realised this he fell to his knee's at his brothers side and yelled to the heavens "why! why wont it work?! what use is this damn sword if it wont revive my brother?!"
End Flashback
"It was definitely not something i expected." Kagome muttered
"yeah, I bet. Sesshoumaru loosing it? wish I'd seen that." Kouga said trying to get Kagome to laugh, instead a tear just fell from her closed eyes.
"Hmmm" was all Kagome said as she got up and waved goodbye and started off home.
