The Cries of Thy Brother

Chapter 5

Sessho- Maru woke to find Inu bouncing the young half- demon child up and down in play. The child giggled each time he was tossed playfully upwards into the air. Sessho just lay still and silent until Inu noticed he was awake. Inu- Yasha looked over at him very carefully. "So, do you know the dirty old man who did this to you, brother?", Inu asked.

"No.", Sessho replied, "He just....",

Sessho's throat tightened at the thought of what had happened, closing his eyes in shame of having Inu find out that he was contaminated by filth. "Sessho, it's not your fault he did that, he's dirty, he's not worthy of the life that was granted to him. Cylese doesn't deserve to know anything about that man.", Inu said, with anger rising on each word he spoke, "You will make a great father for him on your own. Besides that, if you need any help, you know I'll be there for you.",

"But, I.....", Sessho started.

"I know the new reason you want the jewel shards Sessho. I'm willing to give up my desires to help you find them all for him.", Inu replied, quietly, "Because I don't want him to be hurt like I was.",

"You were hurt?", Sessho asked, without realizing that he had.

"I was cursed by demons for being a filthy half human, humans feared me for being part demonic, I couldn't fully be a part of either world, I wasn't accepted, I know how that hurts a person, Sessho. I don't want my nephew to have the same happen to him.", Inu smiled at his older half- brother, "We don't have to fight each other anymore, Sessho, we both have one thing at least in common other than blood now.",

"Inu....", Sessho whispered.

"It's all right, I'm use to being what I am enough by now to live it out.", Inu replied.

Sessho felt himself breaking inside, like a layer of ice melting away from him as he sat there staring at his brother. "Don't go telling anyone I did a decent thing without being chided about it, got it? Not even Kagome, it'll ruin my reputation.", Inu quickly stated, leaving Sessho sitting there in wonder.

"So, my Little Cylese, looks like you'll have someone just like you on this trip. Maybe not just like you, he's not civilized enough.", Sessho pointed out to himself, "Doesn't even wear shoes.",

End chapter: Next Chapter, Um... The End of the Story? Basically a wrap up of everything.