Time had no relevance. Was it night? Was it morning? Did it matter? No. The world could be at war again & it wouldn't have made a difference to him. The only thing on his mind was that his mate wasn't responding.

Inuyasha could feel the salt from his tears pulling his skin tight. He didn't care. He also didn't care that he should've been strong enough not to cry as an Alpha; Alphas didn't sit & cry & wonder, they made things happen. This was further proof that he was no longer suitable to be an Alpha, in his opinion anyway. He argued with youki for what seemed like hours about that particular subject. His youki claimed that any person or demon who cared anything about their mate would most likely feel helpless & might even cry but Inuyasha thought differently. He'd seen unbelieveable things being accomplished all through the sheer will & determination of the individual & this shouldn't have been any different.

He felt his youki's irritation, feeling more than imagining its sigh of aggrivation. He wasn't going to make any excuses for himself: he simply failed his uke & because he did his uke was in pain or de-

"Shut up!" his youki snapped, refusing to hear that last part.

'I failed him! I was too weak to protect him! Shit I couldn't even break out these damn bonds &-'

"Remember when you first started bitching about this when you first got a bad feeling about this place? Do you think mate would've looked so vulnerable when we found him if he could have just left you then? You think he'd want us to see that? Didn't you consider that maybe he took a big stoop in his pride to show us that?'

That got Inuyasha thinking. Sesshomaru would frustrate a donkey with his stubborness but for the simple fact that he let his youki take over & show such vulnerability yet he stayed with Inuyasha should've said something really clear. Maybe the demon didn't expect Inuyasha to be Superman; it wasn't like he couldn't take care of himself. But he stayed by Inuyasha's side. He trusted him. Trusted Inuyasha to protect him...now he was lying somewhere on the floor, not responding.

His youki growled & retreated somewhere in the back of his mind, fed up with his depressing thoughts. He didn't blame it nor did he particularly care. If...when...Sesshomaru finally responded he had to make a decision & he was not looking forward to voicing that decision.

"Sessh...baby, can you hear me?"

No answer.

With the rotting smell of the captain's corpse in the small room it was hard trying to pin-point Sesshomaru's smell. His leg had healed but he could tell it was crooked. Something still felt wrong with it but at least there was no pain. He slowly scooted over to the last place he remembered seeing his lovely mate in the pitch darkness, praying he did not encounter that awful smelling corpse. Lord knew he most likely would not be able to hold down his last meal.

Inuyasha's legs hit something soft & warm suddenly & he gently nudged it, wishing so much that he could free his hands.

"Sessh? Sesshomaru, please answer me...answer me, baby...please"

A unexpected sob ripped from his throat & he scooted until he was snuggled up behind Sesshomaru, rubbing his nose in his mate's hair. He was more than relieved to hear him breathing, though his breaths were shallow so he concluded that the demon was sleeping to heal faster. He chuckled at a random memory where he told his mate that he slept like the dead.

"Sessh...please..."

Sesshomaru shifted slightly & hissed in what Inuyasha figured was pain but he wasn't even thinking about that. He could only force back cries of happiness.

"Sessh baby I'm so sorry" he began.

What else was there to say, to be honest? I should have stopped them? But as much as he wanted to he couldn't & that was what frustrated him so.

Inuyasha grew a little worried when Sesshomaru didn't say anything, his hands, which were behind his back, flexing slowly & reaching. The hanyou felt the hand brush his shirt & stop flexing but no words were exchanged. Inuyasha wish he could read Sesshomaru's mind so that this silence didn't feel so tense, like Sesshomaru was preparing to curse him out. He'd let the inu-youkai vent, he deserved it.

"I'm assuming night has fallen considering I can't see shit" Sesshomaru grumbled.

Inuyasha chuckled once. "I guess. Hey how are you feeling?"

"I'll manage..."

"You sound like you've smoked several thousand cigarettes"

Sesshomaru inhaled deeply before gagging slightly. "What is that God-awful smell?"

"The captain. They shot him"

The youkai swore under his breath but nothing else was said. Inuyasha was still waiting for Sesshomaru to just snap on him & was actually kind of disappointed when he didn't. That didn't mean he wasn't angry; Sesshomaru has given him the cold shoulder many, many times, depriving him of sex & refusing to cook for him. The silver haired beauty didn't seem to be particularly angry at the moment though Inuyasha wished he could see his face. The urge was so great he struggled against his bonds for a few seconds, only resulting in bleeding more.

"Are you still beating yourself up about that Alpha thing?"

Inuyasha froze, a bit caught off guard. "Uh ye-...well...I just want to protect you-"

"Inuyasha I am not a child! I don't need you to come rescue & sweep me off of my feet everytime you get a little shiver down your spine & you think it's a bad omen. You act as if an uke automatically means I'm a helpless little bitch who submits to you everytime you're horny & that you need to hover over like a porcelain doll"

Searing anger crawled over Inuyasha's spine & rushed into his veins. What the hell? "Hey you can at least show a bit of damn gratitude for me even giving a shit!"

"I wasn't done. I am grateful & I do appreciate it"

"You're very fucking welcome"

"Do not get frustrated with me because you do not find yourself worthy!"

The hanyou's mouth clenched shut as an unbelieveably powerful urge to scream & cry gripped him. Here he was worried about the bastard & he had the nerve to bitch at him? For caring? Who the hell did that?

"It's good he picked up on it & put you in your place" his youkai hissed

'SHUT THE FUCK UP!'

"It'd be great if you'd stop breathing so hard on my neck..." Sesshomaru murmured.

"Shut the fuck up! Just shut up! All this time I was fucking worried & I nearly died just watching your ass get beaten to a pulp & this is how you greet me, mother fucker? All the time I spent hoping you wouldn't want to un-mate me just because I couldn't even comfort you & you bitch at me because I'm so hard on myself about it?"

"Yes because who else are you going to listen to, Inuyasha? Obviously not your inner demon! I'm pretty sure he's sick & tired of your whining. I can't even hear your damn thoughts & it got on my nerves. Have you forgotten that I can feel your aura? I knew when you first began to doubt yourself & I hoped it would pass but it got worse! If you feel unworthy of being my Alpha then why the hell don't you straighten up & do what you need to do?"

Ignoring his youki's smugness Inuyasha fell silent. He didn't want to deal with this. Not this problem. Not these people that were so hell-bent on killing them. Not life. He just wanted it to be the vacation he thought it was going to be. Helplessness weighed his tired body down & a numbing sensation took place of his anger.

'Whatever'

& with that thought he yanked his wrists apart, bending the barbed wire but shredding his wrists to the bone in the process. At first there was no pain & then it came at him all at once but he reminded himself that he didn't care. Not about the pain. Not about the people trying to kill them. Not even that Sesshomaru was irritated with him at the moment. He went to work on the ones around his ankles, cutting up his fingers before moving to Sesshomaru's wrists. The demon stiffened.

"What are you-? How are you-?"

"It doesn't matter" Inuyasha growled low in his throat. He didn't feel like talking at the moment. A plan was forming in his head. First things first: "I need you to re-break my leg"

"Care to repeat that?" Sesshomaru said, slipping his wrists free with a a couple of cuts.

"It broke & it set wrong. I need you to re-break it"

"Alright. Which one?"

"The right"

Sesshomaru sat up & licked the wounds on his wrists before moving to Inuyasha's. The hanyou let him do as he wished, trying to keep his face neutral & ignore the pain. The saliva helped a little; at least he wasn't losing blood as quickly as before. Then he felt Sesshomaru's hand run down his leg.

"It's broken in two places"

"Break it" came the bored command

Before he was ready Sesshomaru quickly broke it, which knocked the wind out of him but when it came back Inuyasha gritted his teeth to hold back the roar. The pain left him shuddering & trembling in pain; he couldn't even think around it.

"I'm sorry"

For a split second Inuyasha didn't think he heard that right. Did Sesshomaru just...apologize? "For...?"

"Aside from re-breaking your leg I should have been more considerate. I am very appreciative of the sacrifices you have made for me, big & small & I am thankful that you tried to protect me to the best of your ability. I'm sorry if you felt I was being ungrateful"

Whoa. He apologized twice. His youkai was stunned almost as much as he but it recovered quickly, already forgiving.

'He deserves the best rut he's ever recieved for this' it purred.

"Yeah well, I protect you because I love you, not because it's my duty" Inuyasha grumbled. Sesshomaru brushed his hand across his face & then soft lips pressed his. He kissed back, glad they were on good terms. No matter how much Sesshomaru pissed him off it was hard to stay mad at him.

"What are we going to do now?" the inuyoukai asked after maybe an hour had passed with them tending to their wounds to the best of their ability

"Simple" Inuyasha responded, "We're going to kill those fuckers"

"& how shall we go about doing that?"

Before Inuyasha was able to answer they both heard footsteps outside the room & tensed, ready to fight. The door opened, letting in light which temporarily blinded them both & then they heard laughter.

"So I see you two managed to get out of your bonds. You must've been really determined" Akamataa sneered, "Now how the hell do you plan on fighting when you've injured yourself even further?"

"Don't worry about that you fucking peice of shit" Inuyasha growled. He tested his leg to see how far it had healed. His heart dropped as he realized it wasn't quite ready yet. He doubted he'd even be able to walk on it, much less defend himself properly.

Akamataa laughed again. "Trust me, I'm not. You two are about as much threat to me as a domestic snake right now. But it's time to end this game. It's gone on long enough, don't you think?"

Sesshomaru stood just as three demons rushed in to attack. Though he was hurt he still fought gracefully, flinging his whip with little to no effort & killing them quickly. They were replaced by more & more demons; it seemed the more he killed the more that appeared. Inuyasha could see that he was leaning heavily on the whip because he prefered to strike from a distance for now, probably to keep them away from Inuyasha.

"Can you stand?" Sesshomaru asked in a low voice, cutting off the head of one of the demons that got too close.

"I don't think I can" Inuyasha responded though he immediately began to try.

It wasn't easy. Even when he applied no pressure to his leg it began to throb. He kept one hand on Sesshomaru's shoulder for balance, trying to ease his foot down to the floor. Since it was numb he couldn't tell how far it was until it hit a bit too hard & an excruciating pain shot through his body. He grit his teeth, wishing he could help his mate, who he realized was slowly becoming tired.

"That whip ain't gunna do much good for much longer" one of the demons sneered.

Sesshomaru glared at him before wrapping the whip about his neck & slowly choked him, bringing him to his knees. "If you mean that by saying I am getting weaker how about I show you just how weak I am!"

With a jerk, Sesshomaru pulled back harshly on his whip & broke the demon's neck. He wished he had forced the imbecile to suffer a more painful, more slow death but his anger was only sated by killing him brutally.

Just as he was getting ready to turn to Inuyasha Amakataa suddenly appeared in front of him, sadistic grin in place. Sesshomaru raised him arm to grab him by throat but stopped suddenly at the sudden pain in his abdomen.

"Didn't I say game over?" Amakataa whispered & slowly twisted the machete stuck in Sesshomaru's belly.

"You fucking asshole!" Inuyasha yelled & made a move to attack but Amakataa reacted quickly & kicked his broken leg, sending him to the floor.

Facing Sesshomaru again he smirked. "I'm going to enjoy watching you two suffer"

With that said he snatched the machete out from the inu-youkai & kicked him in the gut, sending him slamming into the far wall & falling to the floor like a rag doll.

"Fuck...Sesshomaru! Sessh!" Inuyasha roared. As much as he wanted to crawl over to check his mate his leg was absolutely screaming in pain. He was only able to drag himself a few inches before a foot landed heavily on his broken leg. He screamed, not even able to twist around to attack, the pain was so great.

"If he's not already dead, he's not far from it & there's nothing you can do about it" Akamataa sneered.

"You...fucking bastard!" Inuyasha panted, "I'm going to...rip you to shreds!"

The snake demon grabbed him by his broken leg & spun him in a circle until letting go & causing him to crash into a wall & fall right onto the corpse of the captain. Inuyasha gagged & threw up from the smell. The pain...God the pain was too much & this smell was only making it worse. He raised his head from its position on the captain's chest to see Sesshomaru slowly standing, gushes of blood washing down his body.

"Sessh..." he whispered.

The demon straightened & faced Akamataa who stared at him with a mixture of annoyance & surprise.

"You jussssst won't die, will you?" the hebi hissed.

The silver haired beauty crouched into a defensive pose, slowly flexing his hand, before lounging for Akamataa's throat. The hebi moved aside with ease but Sesshomaru was on him again within seconds. He managed to rip a large gash in Akamataa's back before the snake slithered away again. Inuyasha noticed his mate was moving a bit slowly than usual, thanks to that wound in his belly which was beginning to bleed more. At this rate Sesshomaru was going to faint from loss of blood.

Being half human Inuyasha was more conscious of his pain than Sesshomaru who was handling this fight in control of his body which kind of surprised him. His husband was truly a force to be reckoned with, even when injured. After such an injury most demons would've had to call on the powers of their inner youkai. He smirked to himself, immensely proud of his mate.

"Jusssssssst die already!" Akamataa yelled, frustrated.

Sesshomaru caught the knee that was aimed at his wound & twisted it, trying to break it but only spraining it. The hebi hissed in pain & yanked his leg back, slapping the inu-youkai across the face hard. He hopped over to the wall to lean against it & rest before Sesshomaru recovered enough to attack.

"I'll die once I've eliminated you" Sesshomaru snarled.

He darted over to Amakataa & grabbed his throat, lifting him in the air. The snake choked, his face turning red & his legs kicking. He kicked the inu-youkai several times but he was in such close range he couldn't cause him too much pain. Even when he tried to knee the wound he inflicted on the dog demon Sesshomaru only tensed & grimaced.

"To touch me means you will regret it" the dog demon growled, eyes turning red, "But to touch my mate means you will die"

With that Sesshomaru grabbed Amakataa's lower jaw, snaked his other hand into his mouth & hooked it under the hebi's fangs & pulled them apart, effectively ripping the snake's mouth apart then flung his twitching body to the ground & stomped on his head for good measure. Inuyusha had never seen Sesshomaru quite so sadistic, a malicious smirk gracing his features.

"Mate...stop"

With that command he stood & his Beta turned to him, his diabolical smile gone.

"How are you faring?"

"Do not concern yourself with me. We have to find saftey"

Sesshomaru walked up to him & nuzzled his cheek, baring his neck when Inuyasha's chest began to vibrate from his growl.

"Drink & heal yourself"

Inuyasha licked the desired spot on the pale column, grinning when his mate shivered then pulled back. "You need your strength"

Inuyasha knew how much effort it took for Sesshomaru to muster the strength to rip Amakataa's jaws apart like that. The demon looked ready to drop though he didn't say anything. He didn't want to hurt the demon's pride. He examined his mate's wound & found that quite a bit of blood was still leaking from it. He ripped the sleeves off of his shirt & wadded it up into a ball.

"This will hurt" he warned

He stuffed the wadded peices of cloth into the wound & Sesshomaru swayed on his feet at the pain, groaning. Once Inuyasha was satisfied that it was in far enough to stop the bleeding he caught the youkai & lowered him to the floor. Sesshomaru was covered in a thin sheet of sweat, eyes closed & panting. Inuyasha kissed his forehead.

"Mate did well. I am proud to call you mine"

The silver haired beauty smiled slightly & opened his eyes which had reverted back to their golden color. "Does that mean...you'll give me head once...this is over?"

Inuyasha chortled, tears in his eyes. "I promise I will rock your world"

Sesshomaru, satisfied with this answer, closed his eyes, his breathing slowing. A pain far greater than the one in his leg settled in Inuyasha's chest as he watched his mate's peaceful face. Never had he felt such sorrow, such emotional pain.

& then he did something he hadn't done in centuries: he broke down & cried.

He was going to slay all the demons who had any part in this & he was going to make them suffer ten times more than he was currently.

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After a couple of hours Inuyasha's leg had healed enough for him to limp on. He picked up Sesshomaru's body & carried him to the lido deck, gently lying him in one of the booths they usually sat in. After he finished off the rest of the bastards he'd find a much better place for the body but for now this was fine. It was out of the way & unless someone was really looking he wouldn't be found.

"I love you, baby. Always have, always will" Inuyasha whispered, kissing his beautiful mate's forehead.

Now it was time to take care of business.

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[Runs as tanks & other heavy machinery come after me to kill me] AHHH wait, wait, wait there's more, I promise! It's not over, don't be mad with me! I promise to update really really [dodges grenades & heat seeking missiles] really really soon! D=