The Other Side

Chapter 14

Bonding Moment

Inuyasha had been sitting in the study, trying to ignore the things around him as well as reading up on some things that might help Kagome. It had been quiet since he arrived. He let out a breath of annoyance; he was getting nowhere. This was ridiculous. His ears turned in the direction of the door as his half-brother walked in, pausing at seeing him here before taking a seat as far away from Inuyasha as possible. "Hey," Inuyasha said quietly, grabbing another scroll; there seemed to next to nothing on anyone being part miko, part demon.

Whether Sesshomaru heard him or not; he didn't give any indication that Inuyasha had even said anything. The only reason he was here was to calm down before he broke something. The study was the only placed aside from his room that he could be himself, granted with Inuyasha in the room that didn't seem to be happening anytime soon.

"Okay, fine, don't answer me," he said huffing. He should have known that Sesshomaru couldn't care for conversation. His eyes glancing back to the scroll before throwing it to the side with a grunt. "Argh! Come on! There's got to be something!"

Sesshomaru smirked at Inuyasha's frustration as a small fox child walked into the room. He chose to ignore the child. "Oh, Inuyasha, good. I was wondering if you knew where Rin was," Shippo asked as Inuyasha narrowed his eyes on him. He was bothering him.

"Keh, like I know, go ask Kagome. I have better things to do then your silly question." Shippo pouted as Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at that. It would seem that Inuyasha might have picked up on certain phrases from himself.

"Don't have to be mean about it," he said sadly, although this was Inuyasha he was talking about. Being mean kinda came with Inuyasha as a general rule.

"If you're looking for Rin," Sesshomaru started as both looked at him, a bit surprised that he even said anything, "She'll be in her room." Shippo brightened immediately.

"Thank you Lord Sesshomaru," he said before glaring at Inuyasha. "See, you could learn something from him! Instead of doing whatever the hell you normally do." He bounced off but not before hearing a loud 'runt!' from Inuyasha. He laughed his way out.

"Bane of my existence," Inuyasha muttered, throwing yet another scroll to the side, followed by a growl of impatience. "I give up." His gaze settled on his brother, who was giving him a look that made Inuyasha wish he didn't look over to him. He placed his head on his arms on the table, hiding his face. "Hey, listen, you don't have to say anything or whatever but I need to rant. The only person I have to talk to about anything is Miroku since he's the only other guy in the group; Shippo doesn't count.

"I'm having mixed feelings here; part of me is completely relieved that Kagome is part demon now but another part of me, wishes that she wasn't. I liked her as she was. Now she's different; she's a part of the West and I don't know, I just don't like any of this. It's like with Kikyo; she was alive and well and then the next, she's dead and walking among the living.

"That's another thing! Kikyo and Kagome; one is alive, the other is not. I know that, I do, but I love Kikyo with all my heart and it hurts me knowing that we can't have what we had. At one point, I thought that Kikyo could be replaced with Kagome-since she's the reincarnation of Kikyo-and whatnot, but it wasn't the same. I don't know what to do," he ranted, knowing that Sesshomaru could honestly careless, so it was surprising to him when he received a response.

Sesshomaru was pleased with the information that Inuyasha gave him. "Your original mate died all those years ago, your new female is your mate's reincarnation yet one is not the same as the other anymore."

Inuyasha, resting his head on his arms, turned his head to the left to stare at Sesshomaru. "I know that, but it's hard. I see Kikyo in Kagome-I used to that is." Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at that. That's right, Kagome no longer looks like Kikyo anymore.

"Answer me this, if Kikyo had not perished, neither of you had not been betrayed by Naraku; would you have been happy as you are now, despite everything that has happened to you?"

His brother blinked at him before gaping at him. Inuyasha really thought on that. Would he have been happy? He remembered being happy with Kikyo once upon a time but he was happy now, more so then he used to be before the incident. "I don't know, maybe? I know I'm happy now; Kagome's helped me with that, and Miroku, and Sango. Maybe Shippo if I count him too."

"Do you regret going down this path?"

Did he? "No, I don't regret it. I think the only thing I do regret is Kikyo's death," he admitted with his eyes closed. He felt like there was suddenly a weight off his shoulders and chuckled lightly.

Sesshomaru knew Inuyasha felt better at that point. Before he managed to say anything else, Kenichi flew into the room. Good moment gone. "Yo, you're not gonna believe what I have to say!" he yelled out, causing both brothers to glare at him. It didn't affect him like they wanted. "Right, so I went-"

"Kenichi, leave." Inuyasha made a move to leave. "You stay," he ordered as Inuyasha froze and Kenichi looked hurt.

"Hey, it's all good. I'll just get out of your hair," his brother said as he started to pack up the scrolls that he had gotten.

"Kenichi, leave before I hurt you." Kenichi frowned at this but nodded and left, sadden he couldn't tell his friend his information. Well fine, he'd go find someone else.

"Inuyasha." He looked at him, unsteady before inwardly gaping. Sesshomaru's face had softened around him! "I am pleased that you do not regret your path."

Inuyasha gave him a half smile as Sesshomaru smirked. They totally did not just have a bonding moment.

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