Chapter 2

Everything went by with a blur, the trees, the mountains, the grass it all blended in a greenish, gray hue.

He fought down the urge to completely destroy everything around him by fighting off his inner demon, he shook his head to erase the bitter thoughts, looking down in his arms he was reminded just what destruction he was capable of.

His pulled Kagome closer to his chest and continued East, he should be able to reach the land of the lost souls by nightfall. That was until he was stopped mid-sprint by a fool clothed in white,

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed, and a deep snarl rumbled deep in his throat.

He knew who stood before him before he could even see his face.

The dust cleared around them both and there before Inuyasha stood his elder brother Sesshomaru.

" Out of my way, I don't have time to entertain you right now." Inuyasha barked.

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow than raised a hand up to run through his long silver locks.

"Tisk, I didn't come here to fight, I merely followed the sent of your anguish" He smirked

He looked at the lifeless body in Inuyasha arms, and then looked up at the half breed.

" Is this of your own doing?" he moved closer to Inuyasha, and circled him, studying the scene before him.

Inuyasha's blood palused. "Babum,babum,babum"...

Sesshomaru picked up the difference in his blood and stood firm on the ground, watching as he half-demons eyes flashed red, then back to gold.

" Ah, I see".

Inuyasha body was on fire, he tried to shake it off or keep it a bay, but the demon kept clawing him, wanting to be released from its inner damned prison.

He refused, " no, I refuse to let you free, stop fighting me and go away"

An inner voice that was very much like his own but hinted a different tone. laughed, " Go ahead boy, keep me locked away cause eventually your walls will crack, and I will never stop, you hear me, ill never stop until I'm free. Mark my words once I'm out, that girl in your arms...she'll be the first I pray upon" Another monstrous laughter.

Sesshomaru was enjoying this little show of inner torment that was bestowing Inuyasha.

Though he detested this half-demon, the girl, on the other hand, was innocent, for her to be slain in cold blood was not like Inuyasha, rather he was a full demon or not. When he fought Inuyasha in this state before his strength and stamina were that of a full-fledged demon. But all it took was this girls voice to bring him back to his humanity.

" God damn it Sesshomaru, I'm not in the mood to deal with you, move so I can pass"

Sesshomaru crossed his arms and stood right where he was, " I will not" he demanded.

Inuyasha's eyes started to fog and sting, he swallowed his hateful pride and looked straight into his brother's eyes pleading, " Please Sesshomaru, i... I need to save her".

" You were not the culprit, you didn't slay this woman" he simply said

"What do you know?" he looked away a stray tear rolled down his cheek

" I don't know these emotions of human's like you," he explained. " hurt, sadness, love. But you, on the other hand, have both. Why do your eyes mist, why do they shed water,? what is it that you feel Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha body began to envelop in complete sadness. " What I'm feeling right now, I don't wish on my worst enemy"

Ah so he felt guilty, but why?

" Thus you feel responsible, do not. You were not the one responsible for the state of his girl"

Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru, and for once in Sesshomaru cold heart he felt pity for him.

" But I could have been, I don't remember the situation I just remember her threating to leave and join Koga's wolf clan and...and saying she was gonna except Koga's offer as mate. That's all I remember than everything went blank. When I came too, Kagome was on the ground laying in a puddle of her own blood "

Sesshomaru looked down at Inuyasha's hand and noticed his hands and claws did not smell of blood nor skin. He looked back at Kagome who was blue from death and sighed. " Place the girl on the ground"

Inuyasha's eyes widened " Why? "

" I Sesshomaru can bring back the dead, or...did you forget, as long as the soul is still intact, I can bring her back, or would you rather continuously wait, thus by that time it may be too late"

He was completely and utterly confused, This Sesshomaru the same cold-hearted brother that despised him, who tried countless times to bring him down was for once in his life wanting to help him. but why now?

"Why are you wanting to help? you've made it clear practically all my life that you hated my guts so why the change of heart?".

Sesshomaru glared daggers at his brother.

" Do not misunderstand me half breed, I'm not doing it for you, this girl, on the other hand, has saved Rin far more times than I can count. So this is my way of returning the favor."

That made somewhat scents. He layed Kagome on the ground carefully that stood up and looked at his elder brother. he took a step back and watched in anticipation

Sesshomaru took Tenseiga out of its seeth, it pulsated in his hand.

He could see the salvagers of the underworld, and with one swift cut from Tensegia, they vanished, Seething his sward he stood and waited.

Inuyasha looked at the body before him waiting for a gasping breath to come out.

Seconds passed and nothing happened, Sesshomaru huffed and turned, his back to his brother " how unfortunate"

His legs began to shake, why wasn't anything happening, why hasn't she opened her eyes. " What's going on Sesshomaru was didn't it work?"

"I slayen the scavagers of the underworld, as for way she refuses to awaken, must mean the soul was no longer attached. "

" do it again damn it, " he was starting to get angry

" I can not, I can only use it on a person once, "

But something made them both stop, a sift in the air sent of cherry blossoms

They both looked down at Kagome and gasped.

color returned to her cheeks, the wounds on her body slowly started to close up, her hair regained its shine, and her lips that were once blue from death turned a rosy pink. Inuyasha ears twitched as he heard an all too familiar sound "lub-dub, lub-dub" Her heartbeat

His heart raced and he bent down on his knees leaning in closer waiting . " come on kagome, open your eyes, say something Kagome"

A little sound came from her but it was quiet, he turned his ear closer to her lips to hear what she said " What?" he asked

" In-Yasha, SIT"

The beads around his neck lit up blue and slammed him face-first into the dirt.

His brother grinned.

Kagome slowly opened her eyes and was very confused.

She looked around her not knowing where she was or why Sesshomaru was there. she blinked in total surprise than she looked to the other side and seen Inuyasha deep within the ground, his foot twitching.

ummmm okay, what's going on.

Once the spell wore off he jumped out of the ground. Than stomped over to kagome who hiccuped in surprise. " You wench "

She held up her hands in defense " Now wait a sec Inuyasha, I didn't do anything "

" on the contrary, you sat him," Sesshomaru said.

Kagome looked at the Inuyasha sized crater and back up at the furious Half demon.

She gulped. But to her surprise instead of him flipping out, he wrapped his arms around her holding her tight.

" um?" she was shocked

She was warm, her body wasn't cold anymore, it was warm and comforting. He layed his head on her chest engrossed of her heartbeat he sighed out in content and fully and freely cried into her.

She held on to him and he recklessly sobbed. " Did I miss something?"

Because Inuyasha was in shambles Sesshomaru spoke. " Girl, do you not remember?. You were cold, blue and lifeless a few minutes ago."

her eyes widened in shock. " I was dead?" she looked down at Inuyasha whos body shook with ever ending sobs. She took her hand and ran her fingers through his hair. " Oh inuyasha...im so sorry " she spoke so regretfully

" don't kagome, don't apologize, it was my fault, it was all my fault, you have nothing to be sorry for"

She shook her head " neither do you, you didn't do anything wrong, don't you remember ?"

he death she couldn't remember but the cause of it she did.

" after me saying I was gonna take off and go to the wolf demon tribe, a horrible demonic area started to engulf the forest. A black mass came out of the shadows and flew towards me with a blade it was so fast that I couldn't dodge the attack." Inuyasha's sobs slowed as she continued to speak " Than you transformed, trying to defeat the foe, but in the prosess, he had some sort of demonic smoke that he blew in your face, made you pass out cold. I tried calling out to you, tried reaching you, but then everything went black. Then I open my eyes to find you and Sesshomaru surrounding me."

Inuyasha closed his eyes and thanked the gods, he wasn't the one who did it, he was innocent. The wind blew and a wreckless shiver ran through her.

Inuyasha shifted and lifted his head to look down into her deep brown pools, so alife she was.

The way Inuyasha stared at her made her blush.

Sesshomaru took his hand up and cleared his throat. " Well then, I shall take my leave. " he went to turn and walk away and Inuyasha called out to him.

" Thanks," he said

Sesshomaru nodded and went to walk away but than kagome called out to him.

He turned to look at her than was surprised when she ran up and hugged him. " Thank you, for bringing me back" She leg go and smiled up at him, a rosey color fanned his cheeks and he looked away " hm" he nodded.

Kagome went back to Inuyasha who again wrapped his arms around her, she laughed and he smiled out of sheer delight that was a sound he never thought he was ever gonna hear again.