Kikyo was so mad she could spit or break something. Yes breaking something would be good especially her husband's thick skull.
"Well?" Toga stared at her.
She sighed deeply and ground her teeth together. "They made a deal and the deal is that he and Naraku could not see or talk to the people they love for two weeks."
Toga drew his brows deeply. "What? What is that going to accomplish for anyone?"
Kikyo shook her head disgustedly. "I don't know! My idiot husband gets these stupid ideas in his head and when he acts on them we all suffer!"
"Do you know where they are?" He questioned. "Maybe we could go and get them."
"No." She shook her head. "They were at his mother's but said they were going to take off and explore the country for the next two weeks to make it go by quicker. Though I think he was lying." She added thoughtfully.
Toga snapped his head up at that. "You know what that gives me an idea in how to deal with Sesshoumaru when I tell him about this mess."
"How?" She stared at him expectantly.
"His mother's letters." He nodded and elaborated when she drew her brows. "She wrote Sesshoumaru letters when she was sick and in them told of all the places she wanted to take Sesshoumaru to see."
"Oh I get it." She nodded. "You'll take him in her place to take his mind off Naraku being gone."
"Exactly." He nodded back. "Maybe them being apart for a couple weeks isn't such a bad thing. It'll give Onigumo and Naraku a chance to reconnect and clear up their issues and it'll give me the chance to help Sesshoumaru through his with his mother's death."
"I guess." She sighed. "But it still pisses me off that I can't see or talk to either one of them. I mean what if something happens? How am I going to know where they are or what's going on or anything?"
Toga smiled reassuringly at her. "Check your email regularly." He nodded. "If I know your husband and I do he'll shoot you secret emails to keep you informed. He'll probably tell Naraku he's checking his email for work so he can keep in touch that way."
"I guess." She nodded. "But I still want my boys home where they belong."
"They will be home before you know it." He tired to reassure. "Just think of all the things you can do without them under your feet. You and Kagome can have a mother daughter get away or something. Go pamper yourselves on you're wayward husband's dime."
Kikyo grinned evilly at that. "You know what that sounds like the perfect idea. I mean it's the least that bastard could to do for making me suffer like this."
Toga just nodded at her. "Alright well I'm going to head home and get things ready to take Sesshoumaru out of here. Have a good one and let me know if anything changes."
"I will." She grinned darkly.
"Sorry old man." He mumbled as he left the house realizing that he opened the door to a whole new nightmare for his long time friend. "But you deserve whatever it is she does to you." He smirked to himself and closed the gate separating their two yards behind him.
xx
"What do you want?"
Inuyasha stared at his feet as he toed the carpet at the threshold of Sesshoumaru's door. "I..." he started and sighed. "I don't know what's going on but I know it's bad." He nodded though still didn't look at his brother.
"So you came in here to make fun of me?" He questioned suspiciously.
"No." He shook his head. "I just know that Kagome is sad because Naraku isn't home and you're even more sad then she is." He finally lifted his head to look at him. "You must love Naraku more than her."
Sesshoumaru grunted and turned to look back out his window and just like every time he looked Naraku's room was still dark. "You have no idea how much I love him." He whispered.
"Why do you love him?" He questioned sincerely interested in wanting to know why his brother loved his best friend. Maybe he could do the same things Naraku did and it would make Sesshoumaru love him too.
"Because he makes me happy and it just feels like the right thing." He answered as he turned to look at him.
"Oh." He frowned. "I don't think I can do those things."
Sesshoumaru drew his brows as he stared at him. "What do you mean?"
"Well..." he trailed off and stared down at his feet. "I thought that if I did the same things for you that Naraku did you'd love me too."
He stared at his little brother for a long silent moment before he sighed deeply. "Inuyasha you can't do the same things for me Naraku did."
Inuyasha looked back at him and frowned sadly. "I know."
"But..." He trailed off as he sighed again trying to figure out how to say what he had to say and not sound completely cruel. "I know it may seem like I don't like you but I do... sometimes." That was the closest thing to being nice to the boy he could come up with. He really didn't hate him; it wasn't his fault his dad married Izayoi so it wasn't always fair to take it out on him.
Inuyasha beamed at that and stood a little taller. That was the nicest thing Sesshoumaru had ever said to him and he was going to remember it always. "Yea well I like you too... sometimes." He smiled at him.
Sesshoumaru snorted at that and moved his eyes to the blanket in his hand. "You still dragging that thing around?"
Inuyasha lifted the red blanket his dad gave to him when he was little. "No. I brought this for you." He ran over to Sesshoumaru's bed and threw it onto the foot of the bed then ran back out before Sesshoumaru could say anything to him.
Sesshoumaru stared at the blanket on his bed with a slight cringing of his nose.
"It always made me feel better when I was sad."
He looked over to see Inuyasha peeking around the corner of the doorframe at him.
"Maybe it will make you feel better too." He nodded then took off.
"Idiot." Sesshoumaru muttered and turned back to look at the old blanket. "It won't make me feel better." He whispered then turned to look back out the window.
xx
"Son?" Toga pushed Sesshoumaru's door open. "Izayoi tells me you haven't eaten in days and you haven't been sleeping well either."
"If you were me you wouldn't want to eat or sleep too." He answered as he stared at the ceiling. The sun had already set and still no sign of Naraku or Onigumo; which meant they probably weren't coming home today either.
Toga sighed deeply dreading what he was about to tell his son. Then again he could just tell him when they were already gone and it was too late for Sesshoumaru to fight him on leaving. Yes that would be the best thing. "I wish I knew something so it would ease you."
"I wish you did too." He turned his head to look at him.
"Well," he tried to smile reassuringly. "they'll have to come home eventually."
Sesshoumaru sat up and looked over at him. "Onigumo will but he'll do everything he can to make sure I never see Naraku again."
"That's not true." He shook his head. "Sesshoumaru; Onigumo and Naraku have a lot of issues they need to work out. In order for them to fix their problems they need time between just the two of them. He'll bring Naraku home; Kikyo will make sure of that."
Somehow that made him feel a little better. He knew Kikyo would never let Naraku go without a serious fight. "Yea." He nodded. "She would make him come home."
"Yes she would." He nodded. "Now look in the meantime I want you to get some sleep and eat something. Then tomorrow first thing in the morning I want you to be downstairs with your mother's letters in your hands and be ready to go."
Sesshoumaru drew his brows deeply. "Why?"
"Because I said so; that's why." He nodded curtly. "And if you don't do as you are told I will force you. Understand?"
"No." He scowled at him. "I don't understand."
"Alright what don't you understand? Being downstairs ready to go or having your mother's letters in hand?"
"Both." He nodded curtly. "Where are we going and what does mom's letters have to do with anything?"
"You'll find out tomorrow." He nodded. "Just do as you are told and we'll both have a pleasant day. Oh and;" he held up a silencing hand when he opened his mouth to respond to that. "I'm your dad that's why and I am the utmost authority when it comes to you. If you don't do it I will come up here and physically take you out of here. Any more questions?" He arched a brow highly at him.
"No." He bit out.
"Good." He smirked. "Now get some sleep so you'll be nice and rested for tomorrow." He turned to leave then suddenly stopped halfway through his turn. "What's that?"
Sesshoumaru looked to where he was looking and snorted. "That would be Inuyasha's blanket."
"Why do you have your brother's blanket?" He walked over to the bed and picked it up.
"I don't. He brought it to me to try and make me feel better." He rolled his eyes.
"Well that was rather nice of him." Toga smiled down at him.
"I guess." He nodded curtly. "You can take it back to him."
"No." He put it back down on the bed. "He brought it for you to use so we'll leave it here until he wants it back." He looked over at him taking in his tired sad features then sat down on the edge of the bed. "Son; do you know what love really is?"
Sesshoumaru gave a small shake of his head. "No."
"Then what makes you so sure you love Naraku?" He questioned genuinely interested in why he was so sure of his feelings for him.
"I don't know." He sighed deeply and fingered the edge of his comforter. "I just know that when I'm with Naraku it makes me feel..." he drew his brows as he tired to find the right word. "whole... I think."
Toga stared at him easily putting together what he was saying. "You mean complete." He nodded when he looked up at him.
"Complete..." he tested the word and began nodding. "yea I think that's what it is." He locked stares with him. "It just kind of feels like Naraku is half of everything I am."
"Well if that's how it feels then maybe that's what love is for you two." He smiled at him when he again drew his brows like he didn't understand. "Everyone feels and sees love differently. For instance with your mother every single day I was with her made me feel like a silly little school boy. I wanted to giggle at everything and do nothing but be with her every second of every day."
"I kinda feel that way with Naraku." He nodded at him. "So what about Inuyasha's mom? What makes you think you love her?"
"Easy;" he smiled. "she just makes me happy all the time."
"So you don't love her as much as you loved mom then."
"Well that's not exactly right. It's more like I love them differently." He furrowed his own brows not sure he was making much sense at all.
"I don't get it." Sesshoumaru shook his head.
"Me neither." He smirked at him. "I just know I love them both and it gets me by."
"Do you think it's different to love a girl then a boy?"
Toga sighed deeply. "I don't know. The only boys I've ever loved are you and your brother. What do you think; do you think it's different?"
"I don't know." He shrugged. "The only girl I ever loved was mom but that love is the same as the love I feel for you. So I don't think it's the same."
"Well maybe everyone feels love differently and as long as that person makes you happy then I guess you're with the right person." He smiled at him.
"Yea." He nodded back at him.
He leaned in and placed a kiss on the side of his head. "Get some sleep we have a busy day tomorrow." He ordered as he stood up.
"Doing what?"
"It's a surprise." He mussed up his hair causing him to scowl up at him. "Goodnight son." He headed for the door. "And don't worry you and Naraku will be back together before you know it." He smiled over his shoulder at him then flipped the light off and closed the door behind him.
"But I want him back now." He whispered to himself then laid down for another night of little to no sleep.
