Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any cast members, but I do own Soiro.
Anyway, I hope you've all enjoyed the story so far. I really enjoy reading
the reviews. Thanks a lot. Well, I guess I'll be quiet and let you read the
rest of my story. Enjoy!
Chapter 5: The Farewell of a Brother and the Beginning of a New InuYasha
"Sesshomaru, you..you saved my life."
He tenderly embraced his brother, tears welling in his eyes.
"Do not cry Inuyasha. I did not do it for you. My only desire was to see the reaction of the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga."
Inuyasha didn't buy that. He could see that deep in the demon's eyes, he was lying, only lying to keep his reputation.
"Why are you troubled to admit the truth?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Sesshomaru, I know that you don't despise me. It's pretty obvious. I don't hate you either."
"Of course hate you. I always will."
Inuyasha felt a little hurt by his harsh words, but he still knew that it wasn't the truth.
"You don't, and I know it. Deny it all you want, but you're only lying to yourself."
Sesshomaru gasped as tears streamed down his brother's face.
"Why do you cry?"
His heart filled with an indescribable emotion of pain.
"Because, I care for you! I know that death is only minutes away. I can't lose you, not now that we aren't fighting."
Sesshomaru felt joy, sorrow, grief, and care flowing crazily throughout his body. He had never experienced such emotion before.
"Inuyasha, you were always the one with the biggest heart. However, you would constantly cover it up with that arrogant attitude of yours."
"Me, arrogant? Don't make me laugh. You're the one who was always arrogant and supercilious. You walked around like you ruled everything, like you were the king or something."
The dignified demon faintly smiled. Inuyasha was quite stunned to see his brother grin.
"You've never smiled before. At least not a pleasant smile. I mean, I've seen you smile once in a while, but they were always evil smirks."
A small giggle escaped his mouth.
"Now that's a first!"
Inuyasha joined him in the brief moment of laughter. Suddenly, Sesshomaru began coughing.
"Are you ok?"
Inuyasha's amber eyes filled with sorrow and concern.
"Inuyasha..my time is near. I only have a few minutes left in my life."
He felt his whole world crash before him.
"Sesshomaru, why? You can't go."
"Don't act like that. We could do without the sentimental goodbyes. Just..."
He was silenced when he felt a kindhearted hug. His eyes stared in shock as Inuyasha embraced him in his arms.
"I'm going to miss you greatly my brother."
He leaned back, his eyes overflowing with shining tears.
"Inu-Inuyasha."
A sharp pain shot across his chest, leaving his breath scarce.
"Goodbye Inuyasha."
His deep voice trailed off as his breathing gradually came to an end. Inuyasha gazed at him in horror, his tears rolling down his face in a stream.
"Sesshomaru."
He delicately rested the motionless fragile body on the ground. He ascended to his feet, clenching his new Tetsusaiga in his hands. He gazed as Sesshomaru's body slowly vanished, nothing being left behind, but a small object. Inuyasha knelt down, carefully placing the object in his hands. His eyes beamed with joy as he stared at the small pebble. When they were kids, Inuyasha had given it to his brother as a birthday gift. On the front he tried drawing the two standing side by side. On the back, he had written:
"We will always be brothers, no matter what faces us in the future. Happy Birthday."
He smiled brightly as he placed the stone in his kimono.
"I promise that I will destroy Naraku."
He felt the warm tears drip onto his hand, then rolling of and hitting the ground.
"Inuyasha!"
He quickly turned around, only to see Kagome's cheerful face. She sprinted up to where he was standing, and then came to a halt when she noticed the bloody mess of Soiro.
"Freak me out! What happened here?!"
Her body shivered as a nauseating feeling over took her. She then glanced up, gazing into Inuyasha's sad expression.
"Are you ok? What happened here?"
She strolled around the mess, positioning herself in front of him. She noticed the tear stains on his cheeks.
"Inuyasha, you were crying?"
He moved forward in a swift motion, holding her in his arms.
'Inuyasha.'
"That bastard Naraku is going to pay. Because of him, Kikyo lost her life. Because of him, Miroku was placed with a deadly curse, and now, because of him, I am the only left in my family."
His voice was filled with sorrow, pain, and anger. Kagome's chocolate brown eyes widened in shock as those words filled her ears. His mouth was placed near her ears, his warm sweet breath sending chills down her spine. She felt her heart ache with pain when she felt a warm liquid dripping to her skin. She took a deep breath, struggling to speak the words that settled in her throat.
"S-Sesshomaru is gone?"
She managed to squeak out the painful words. Inuyasha shuddered as his sensitive ears picked up the high-pitched noise.
"Yes, and now he has no chance of living. Sesshomaru saved my life by using the Tenseiga. It combined with the Tetsusaiga, creating a new sword with indescribable power. I will use this sword to avenge Kikyo's death, to rid Miroku of his curse, and to avenge my brother's death. I swear he will suffer the worst death possible."
'Sesshomaru saved him?'
Her eyes were covered in a thin sheet of glistening tears.
'He did care.'
"I'll help you."
"Hm?"
"I know I really don't..um....Kikyo didn't deserve to die. Miroku definitely doesn't deserve this curse, and, even though Sesshomaru was a bad guy, he didn't need to die either. I can see why he acted the way he did."
"You can?"
"Yeah. He was lonely, and he only needed a good friend, but he wouldn't allow anyone to get close enough. He wouldn't allow anyone to express feelings of friendship towards him. He kinda reminds me of someone."
"Hm? Who?"
"It looks like you take more after your brother than I thought."
"What? Wait a minute! I'm not like that!!"
"You were. You wouldn't let anyone get close enough to you, then, you gave in. I came, and showed you that people do care. I opened your eyes, revealing that people want to get to know you; you've just got to give them a chance. I expressed friendship towards you, and now you're able to express it in return."
Her face turned a light shade of red as she spoke.
"Kagome?"
She tightened her grip around his body, twirling her fingers in his silky hair.
"I'll help you no matter what."
Inuyasha felt joy and comfort kindle within his body.
"Thank you Kagome."
Those were the only words he could get out, although he wanted to say so much more.
"You're welcome."
She took a step back, removing herself from his brace. Her eyes were beaming with undying love and joy. She then leaned against his side, causing both of their faces to turn slightly red. She gazed into the heavenly sun, while reaching her hand toward his. She tenderly laced her fingers with his, creating his face to turn crimson red.
"We'll defeat Naraku together."
Over his red tinted cheeks, a smile broke out on his face. He gleamed with pride and pleasure as his amber eyes gazed into setting sun. He had forgotten Kagome was holding his hand and replied,
"That's right, together."
They looked perfect.
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*sniff* Well, did you all enjoy it? *sniff* I know I did. That was a sweet moment between InuYasha and Sesshomaru. InuYasha gave Sesshomaru a small pebble with a picture of them on it for his birthday! *sniff* That's just sweet. Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed my story. Yes, I know I killed Sesshomaru, * balling* but it was part of my plot. It's not that I don't like him; in fact he's my second favorite character from the series. But, I have an idea for a sequel, and it's good. It probably won't be up for awhile, like a couple weeks, because I've gotta write it, and I'm waiting for my mom to put the internet up on my computer. I've had to copy these stories on paper, which took a long time, then retype them on her computer, which is time consuming. So, it won't be up for some time. Plus, I'm working on a couple other stories. Can't you tell I enjoy writing stories? Anyway, I hope you liked this story, cause I did. Don't forget to review! Ja, matta ne!
Chapter 5: The Farewell of a Brother and the Beginning of a New InuYasha
"Sesshomaru, you..you saved my life."
He tenderly embraced his brother, tears welling in his eyes.
"Do not cry Inuyasha. I did not do it for you. My only desire was to see the reaction of the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga."
Inuyasha didn't buy that. He could see that deep in the demon's eyes, he was lying, only lying to keep his reputation.
"Why are you troubled to admit the truth?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Sesshomaru, I know that you don't despise me. It's pretty obvious. I don't hate you either."
"Of course hate you. I always will."
Inuyasha felt a little hurt by his harsh words, but he still knew that it wasn't the truth.
"You don't, and I know it. Deny it all you want, but you're only lying to yourself."
Sesshomaru gasped as tears streamed down his brother's face.
"Why do you cry?"
His heart filled with an indescribable emotion of pain.
"Because, I care for you! I know that death is only minutes away. I can't lose you, not now that we aren't fighting."
Sesshomaru felt joy, sorrow, grief, and care flowing crazily throughout his body. He had never experienced such emotion before.
"Inuyasha, you were always the one with the biggest heart. However, you would constantly cover it up with that arrogant attitude of yours."
"Me, arrogant? Don't make me laugh. You're the one who was always arrogant and supercilious. You walked around like you ruled everything, like you were the king or something."
The dignified demon faintly smiled. Inuyasha was quite stunned to see his brother grin.
"You've never smiled before. At least not a pleasant smile. I mean, I've seen you smile once in a while, but they were always evil smirks."
A small giggle escaped his mouth.
"Now that's a first!"
Inuyasha joined him in the brief moment of laughter. Suddenly, Sesshomaru began coughing.
"Are you ok?"
Inuyasha's amber eyes filled with sorrow and concern.
"Inuyasha..my time is near. I only have a few minutes left in my life."
He felt his whole world crash before him.
"Sesshomaru, why? You can't go."
"Don't act like that. We could do without the sentimental goodbyes. Just..."
He was silenced when he felt a kindhearted hug. His eyes stared in shock as Inuyasha embraced him in his arms.
"I'm going to miss you greatly my brother."
He leaned back, his eyes overflowing with shining tears.
"Inu-Inuyasha."
A sharp pain shot across his chest, leaving his breath scarce.
"Goodbye Inuyasha."
His deep voice trailed off as his breathing gradually came to an end. Inuyasha gazed at him in horror, his tears rolling down his face in a stream.
"Sesshomaru."
He delicately rested the motionless fragile body on the ground. He ascended to his feet, clenching his new Tetsusaiga in his hands. He gazed as Sesshomaru's body slowly vanished, nothing being left behind, but a small object. Inuyasha knelt down, carefully placing the object in his hands. His eyes beamed with joy as he stared at the small pebble. When they were kids, Inuyasha had given it to his brother as a birthday gift. On the front he tried drawing the two standing side by side. On the back, he had written:
"We will always be brothers, no matter what faces us in the future. Happy Birthday."
He smiled brightly as he placed the stone in his kimono.
"I promise that I will destroy Naraku."
He felt the warm tears drip onto his hand, then rolling of and hitting the ground.
"Inuyasha!"
He quickly turned around, only to see Kagome's cheerful face. She sprinted up to where he was standing, and then came to a halt when she noticed the bloody mess of Soiro.
"Freak me out! What happened here?!"
Her body shivered as a nauseating feeling over took her. She then glanced up, gazing into Inuyasha's sad expression.
"Are you ok? What happened here?"
She strolled around the mess, positioning herself in front of him. She noticed the tear stains on his cheeks.
"Inuyasha, you were crying?"
He moved forward in a swift motion, holding her in his arms.
'Inuyasha.'
"That bastard Naraku is going to pay. Because of him, Kikyo lost her life. Because of him, Miroku was placed with a deadly curse, and now, because of him, I am the only left in my family."
His voice was filled with sorrow, pain, and anger. Kagome's chocolate brown eyes widened in shock as those words filled her ears. His mouth was placed near her ears, his warm sweet breath sending chills down her spine. She felt her heart ache with pain when she felt a warm liquid dripping to her skin. She took a deep breath, struggling to speak the words that settled in her throat.
"S-Sesshomaru is gone?"
She managed to squeak out the painful words. Inuyasha shuddered as his sensitive ears picked up the high-pitched noise.
"Yes, and now he has no chance of living. Sesshomaru saved my life by using the Tenseiga. It combined with the Tetsusaiga, creating a new sword with indescribable power. I will use this sword to avenge Kikyo's death, to rid Miroku of his curse, and to avenge my brother's death. I swear he will suffer the worst death possible."
'Sesshomaru saved him?'
Her eyes were covered in a thin sheet of glistening tears.
'He did care.'
"I'll help you."
"Hm?"
"I know I really don't..um....Kikyo didn't deserve to die. Miroku definitely doesn't deserve this curse, and, even though Sesshomaru was a bad guy, he didn't need to die either. I can see why he acted the way he did."
"You can?"
"Yeah. He was lonely, and he only needed a good friend, but he wouldn't allow anyone to get close enough. He wouldn't allow anyone to express feelings of friendship towards him. He kinda reminds me of someone."
"Hm? Who?"
"It looks like you take more after your brother than I thought."
"What? Wait a minute! I'm not like that!!"
"You were. You wouldn't let anyone get close enough to you, then, you gave in. I came, and showed you that people do care. I opened your eyes, revealing that people want to get to know you; you've just got to give them a chance. I expressed friendship towards you, and now you're able to express it in return."
Her face turned a light shade of red as she spoke.
"Kagome?"
She tightened her grip around his body, twirling her fingers in his silky hair.
"I'll help you no matter what."
Inuyasha felt joy and comfort kindle within his body.
"Thank you Kagome."
Those were the only words he could get out, although he wanted to say so much more.
"You're welcome."
She took a step back, removing herself from his brace. Her eyes were beaming with undying love and joy. She then leaned against his side, causing both of their faces to turn slightly red. She gazed into the heavenly sun, while reaching her hand toward his. She tenderly laced her fingers with his, creating his face to turn crimson red.
"We'll defeat Naraku together."
Over his red tinted cheeks, a smile broke out on his face. He gleamed with pride and pleasure as his amber eyes gazed into setting sun. He had forgotten Kagome was holding his hand and replied,
"That's right, together."
They looked perfect.
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*sniff* Well, did you all enjoy it? *sniff* I know I did. That was a sweet moment between InuYasha and Sesshomaru. InuYasha gave Sesshomaru a small pebble with a picture of them on it for his birthday! *sniff* That's just sweet. Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed my story. Yes, I know I killed Sesshomaru, * balling* but it was part of my plot. It's not that I don't like him; in fact he's my second favorite character from the series. But, I have an idea for a sequel, and it's good. It probably won't be up for awhile, like a couple weeks, because I've gotta write it, and I'm waiting for my mom to put the internet up on my computer. I've had to copy these stories on paper, which took a long time, then retype them on her computer, which is time consuming. So, it won't be up for some time. Plus, I'm working on a couple other stories. Can't you tell I enjoy writing stories? Anyway, I hope you liked this story, cause I did. Don't forget to review! Ja, matta ne!