Chapter Seven . . .
Inu Yasha was stunned.
"He saved you, he really did," Kagome told him, as they sat on the floor of Kaede's home. "He suddenly appeared behind you and finished Naraku off . . . or at least, we hope. We heard a voice in the air . . . he still out there, but in a rather weak state."
Inu Yasha sat with his arms across his now heavily bandaged chest. He looked down at the floor where his brother lay. Apparently, the others had taken him to Kaede as well.
"Naraku's body was full of venom," Kaede told them, "and now, that is seeping into Sesshomaru's blood. Dear Myoga has sucked it out for us already . . . but with wounds like that . . . I'm amazed he had the strength to fight."
"There's no way that brother of mine fought to protect me," Inu Yasha finally said, turning his nose up into the air. "All he wanted was to have the glory of being the one to kill Naraku, that's all. He didn't care if I lived or died."
"He licked your wounds," Kagome said softly. "I think he cares more than you think. Deep down inside of him . . . you're his little brother, Inu Yasha. Don't you think he'd care at least somewhat for your well being? You are half a demon, and he knows to respect at least that half of you. That's the half which you share on your father's account."
"Hmm," Shippo piped up, laying in Kagome's lap, ready to sleep, "I wonder what Sesshomaru's mother was like?"
"She was a dog demon, what do you think?" Inu Yasha answered rather harshly. "Think about it! If Sesshomaru is a full demon then OBVIOUSLY his mother was a DEMON, too."
"Well," Shippo replied, "you don't have to be so stingy about it." And he went to sleep in Kagome's arms. (Miss Uots still wants Shippo plushie . . . )
Kagome gave a sigh. "Well, you shouldn't be up on your feet anyway, Inu Yasha. You ought to get rest, right Kaede?"
"Yea," Kaede replied, nodding her head. "You must rest and let your wounds heal. With Naraku in a weakened state, everything should be safe for the while. Have your rest, Inu Yasha. You really shouldn't get to your feet for another four to five days."
"Four to five days?!" Inu Yasha cried. "That's ridiculous! I'm NOT going to rest for four to five days!"
"At least get your sleep for tonight, okay?" Kagome said, getting to her feet. Miroku and Sango were already asleep, in a corner of the room.
"Fine," Inu Yasha muttered.
They had laid both Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru on a small bed of blankets and pillows when they were both unconscious, and here Inu Yasha returned. He growled at his brother, then turned around, not wanting to face him.
Inu Yasha had a bad night.
When morning came, all were ready to go out in search for the last missing shards of the jewel. "We got so many from Naraku's remains," Kagome told Kaede, "there's just a few more pieces we need. We'll be back. Inu Yasha, where do you think you're going?"
Inu Yasha stood near Kagome, ready to leave. "I'm going with you to find the shards. What? Do I have to start asking your permission or something?"
"You're wounded," Miroku spoke up. "Go to bed, Inu Yasha."
"I'm FINE!" Inu Yasha complained. "What's everyone's big deal?!"
Kagome pushed Inu Yasha over to his little bed, and commanded him to SIT!
"Kaede," Kagome said, as she left with the others, "seal this door so that Inu Yasha can have his rest."
"You can't go without me!" Inu Yasha said, sitting up.
"Why don't you take your brother's example and just take a rest like a good boy?" Kagome said sternly.
"WHAT?!" Inu Yasha cried. "MY BROTHER'S EXAMPLE?!"
"It would do ye good," Kaede replied.
Inu Yasha growled at the still sleeping Sesshomaru. "I hate you, you know. Why is it all you do is sleep, huh? I want to go out!"
"It's a good thing he sleeps," Kagome said, "when people are asleep, they aren't so annoying! Now get your rest!"
"NO!" Inu Yasha shouted. "I don't need any REST!"
Suddenly, Sesshomaru was awake, growling at Inu Yasha. "If you don't shut up and go to sleep I'll make sure you never have to wake up in your life again."
Inu Yasha growled, then, slipped under the blankets, still muttering curses at everyone as Kagome gave a friendly wave of goodbye, and the Kaede left, sealing the door.
The house became quiet.
"Look what you did," Inu Yasha complained. "Now I'm stuck here all day, when I'm not even sleepy!" He turned around, and saw that Sesshomaru had already fallen asleep.
"How can you do that?!" Inu Yasha cried. "Oh, this is pathetic! I'm never going to be able to fall asleep like this!"
Hours passed. Inu Yasha found himself falling into boredom. He could not sleep. And the fact that Sesshomaru could made it more annoying. Inu Yasha glared at Sesshomaru, then, he nudged himself over to his brother, until his face was only a centimeter away from his brother's. He waited. Sesshomaru did not wake up.
"What's wrong with you?" Inu Yasha said. He started making faces. Sesshomaru was still sleeping soundly.
Then, Inu Yasha leaned in. He noticed something that he hadn't noticed before. His brother smelled nice. He smelled good. Inu Yasha suddenly felt like a little kid, and he glanced around, making sure that no one was watching him through the windows.
No, they were utterly alone at Kaede's. Curious, Inu Yasha cuddled himself underneath his brother's arm, resting his head on his chest. It was warm like this, and soon, Inu Yasha fell asleep.
(Pointless? No . . . I just find that one of the cutest images in the world! Thankies for the reviews, you guys! I update as daily as I can, so watch out!)
Inu Yasha was stunned.
"He saved you, he really did," Kagome told him, as they sat on the floor of Kaede's home. "He suddenly appeared behind you and finished Naraku off . . . or at least, we hope. We heard a voice in the air . . . he still out there, but in a rather weak state."
Inu Yasha sat with his arms across his now heavily bandaged chest. He looked down at the floor where his brother lay. Apparently, the others had taken him to Kaede as well.
"Naraku's body was full of venom," Kaede told them, "and now, that is seeping into Sesshomaru's blood. Dear Myoga has sucked it out for us already . . . but with wounds like that . . . I'm amazed he had the strength to fight."
"There's no way that brother of mine fought to protect me," Inu Yasha finally said, turning his nose up into the air. "All he wanted was to have the glory of being the one to kill Naraku, that's all. He didn't care if I lived or died."
"He licked your wounds," Kagome said softly. "I think he cares more than you think. Deep down inside of him . . . you're his little brother, Inu Yasha. Don't you think he'd care at least somewhat for your well being? You are half a demon, and he knows to respect at least that half of you. That's the half which you share on your father's account."
"Hmm," Shippo piped up, laying in Kagome's lap, ready to sleep, "I wonder what Sesshomaru's mother was like?"
"She was a dog demon, what do you think?" Inu Yasha answered rather harshly. "Think about it! If Sesshomaru is a full demon then OBVIOUSLY his mother was a DEMON, too."
"Well," Shippo replied, "you don't have to be so stingy about it." And he went to sleep in Kagome's arms. (Miss Uots still wants Shippo plushie . . . )
Kagome gave a sigh. "Well, you shouldn't be up on your feet anyway, Inu Yasha. You ought to get rest, right Kaede?"
"Yea," Kaede replied, nodding her head. "You must rest and let your wounds heal. With Naraku in a weakened state, everything should be safe for the while. Have your rest, Inu Yasha. You really shouldn't get to your feet for another four to five days."
"Four to five days?!" Inu Yasha cried. "That's ridiculous! I'm NOT going to rest for four to five days!"
"At least get your sleep for tonight, okay?" Kagome said, getting to her feet. Miroku and Sango were already asleep, in a corner of the room.
"Fine," Inu Yasha muttered.
They had laid both Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru on a small bed of blankets and pillows when they were both unconscious, and here Inu Yasha returned. He growled at his brother, then turned around, not wanting to face him.
Inu Yasha had a bad night.
When morning came, all were ready to go out in search for the last missing shards of the jewel. "We got so many from Naraku's remains," Kagome told Kaede, "there's just a few more pieces we need. We'll be back. Inu Yasha, where do you think you're going?"
Inu Yasha stood near Kagome, ready to leave. "I'm going with you to find the shards. What? Do I have to start asking your permission or something?"
"You're wounded," Miroku spoke up. "Go to bed, Inu Yasha."
"I'm FINE!" Inu Yasha complained. "What's everyone's big deal?!"
Kagome pushed Inu Yasha over to his little bed, and commanded him to SIT!
"Kaede," Kagome said, as she left with the others, "seal this door so that Inu Yasha can have his rest."
"You can't go without me!" Inu Yasha said, sitting up.
"Why don't you take your brother's example and just take a rest like a good boy?" Kagome said sternly.
"WHAT?!" Inu Yasha cried. "MY BROTHER'S EXAMPLE?!"
"It would do ye good," Kaede replied.
Inu Yasha growled at the still sleeping Sesshomaru. "I hate you, you know. Why is it all you do is sleep, huh? I want to go out!"
"It's a good thing he sleeps," Kagome said, "when people are asleep, they aren't so annoying! Now get your rest!"
"NO!" Inu Yasha shouted. "I don't need any REST!"
Suddenly, Sesshomaru was awake, growling at Inu Yasha. "If you don't shut up and go to sleep I'll make sure you never have to wake up in your life again."
Inu Yasha growled, then, slipped under the blankets, still muttering curses at everyone as Kagome gave a friendly wave of goodbye, and the Kaede left, sealing the door.
The house became quiet.
"Look what you did," Inu Yasha complained. "Now I'm stuck here all day, when I'm not even sleepy!" He turned around, and saw that Sesshomaru had already fallen asleep.
"How can you do that?!" Inu Yasha cried. "Oh, this is pathetic! I'm never going to be able to fall asleep like this!"
Hours passed. Inu Yasha found himself falling into boredom. He could not sleep. And the fact that Sesshomaru could made it more annoying. Inu Yasha glared at Sesshomaru, then, he nudged himself over to his brother, until his face was only a centimeter away from his brother's. He waited. Sesshomaru did not wake up.
"What's wrong with you?" Inu Yasha said. He started making faces. Sesshomaru was still sleeping soundly.
Then, Inu Yasha leaned in. He noticed something that he hadn't noticed before. His brother smelled nice. He smelled good. Inu Yasha suddenly felt like a little kid, and he glanced around, making sure that no one was watching him through the windows.
No, they were utterly alone at Kaede's. Curious, Inu Yasha cuddled himself underneath his brother's arm, resting his head on his chest. It was warm like this, and soon, Inu Yasha fell asleep.
(Pointless? No . . . I just find that one of the cutest images in the world! Thankies for the reviews, you guys! I update as daily as I can, so watch out!)