Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha so back off! *Plots a way to gain control
of Inuyasha*
A.N. I'm sorry if the characters are a little out of character in this part. Yes, Shippou has grown up; he's Inuyasha's size now. ~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~~
A bright flash slashed through the night. Trees disintegrated in its path, leaving a scar in the earth. Birds trying to escape were burned and not even their ashes remained. The dark and the silence was back within seconds, engulfing the two figures once again.
"Ahh.. There you are my dear brother. Just my luck that you're practicing with father's precious Tetsusaiga," Sesshoumaru whispered to himself.
Rin tilted her head and stared up at him. She could see the shine of his teeth, even without the light of the moon. She frowned and placed a hand on his arm, waiting until he glanced down at her.
"Sesshoumaru.. You're not planning on trying to take Inuyasha's sword again.. are you?"
He flinched slightly and looked up into the night sky. "No." He sighed and placed his own hand on her shoulder. "I just need to talk to him. I'll be back soon. Please stay here."
With that, he turned and started his quick pace towards the source of the blast. His steps made no sound and the leaves remained still. Grinning to himself he stepped out of the forest and inspected the hole. A large crater had formed itself in the ground; rocks were split and littered the sides. Sesshoumaru then looked up and watched the group surrounding his mutt of a brother. The monk was chattering excitedly, while his hand slipped over Sango's butt. Miroku got the deserved and expected slap to the face. Shippou, the little fox boy, had grown up to adult size and was sitting next to Inuyasha and looking up at him, obviously chattering just as much as, if not more than, the monk. Kagome, his brother's bitch, was spinning. She had grown into a woman, her figure being more graceful. 'They haven't changed much, just grown up physically.' Sesshoumaru's grin widened when Kagome saw him in mid-spin. She gasped and fell down. The chatter stopped and everyone slowly turned to face him.
"Nice to see you too, human," he nodded towards the rest of the group, "monk, slayer, kitsune and," his gaze fixed on Inuyasha, "ah.. yes.. my own beloved brother. Have you taken Kagome as your mate yet? You seem so hooked on this strange miko."
Inuyasha growled and clutched the sword tighter. His eyes flashed and he spread his legs, ready for battle.
"What do you want Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha spat out at him. His voice was a dangerously low tone and the group around him backed up slightly.
Sesshoumaru's laugh was dripping with sarcasm. "You know what I want." Sesshoumaru charged his hand outstretched. Inuyasha barely had a chance to dodge before his brother's claws were digging into his throat. Kagome screamed and Sango reached towards her boomerang. Sesshoumaru smiled brightly and flexed his fingers. He could feel the hitch in Inuyasha's heartbeat and the gasping breaths. His smile transformed into his deadly grin.
"Give me the Tetsusaiga half breed!"
Inuyasha coughed trying to speak. He finally managed to growl back, "It's mine and I'll never give it up!"
"Now now now. That's not the response I was looking foaahhh!" Sesshoumaru's breath left as he felt a fierce jab into his stomach. Taking a few steps back and releasing Inuyasha he stared down at the large fist that was still pushing into him. 'Stupid fox.' Sesshoumaru grabbed the long bushy tail that protruded from the wrist and shook it violently until Shippou transformed back into his adult humanoid form. "Stay out of this!" Sesshoumaru sent him flying into Miroku.
Inuyasha got his breath back and took the distraction as an advantage to strike. Sesshoumaru dodged a few times, trying to get a hit in. Inuyasha finally found a clear cut and sliced through him. Sesshoumaru's white kimono blossomed with his blood. He watched Sesshoumaru's grin twist into a snarl as was about to go in for another hit but something caught his eye. Inuyasha lowered his sword as a crying black-haired woman ran into the clearing. She ran straight to Sesshoumaru and started to rip at his clothes to get to his wound.
Rin didn't even notice that all eyes were on her as she tried to get at Sesshoumaru's stomach. Her hands were smeared with blood by the time she reached his flesh. A jagged slash made an ugly rip from his right nipple to left of his belly button. Blood left a trail over his toned abs, covered his pants and dripped to the ground.
Tears flowed even as Rin felt her anger boiling up inside of her. She stood up until she was face to face with him. Her hand came up just as quickly and slapped him hard. She say him try to hide the wince and watched a red hand-like print appear on his cheek.
"Sesshoumaru! You are such a liar! You told me you were just gonna TALK! I watched you! You didn't even try to talk! Why do you want that stupid sword so bad? Your father left you a perfectly respectable sword and when you use it you're a better person! You're supposed to be a lord aren't you? Well you don't act with honor so you're just as lowly as anyone else!"
Sesshoumaru sighed and placed his hands on her shoulders as much as to calm her as to keep her there. "I thought I told you to stay where I left you." She gritted her teeth together and he brought a finger to her lips. "I'm sorry." He brushed her tears away. "Let's go."
Rin shook her head. "No. Not until you accept your fate. And that involves you shaking hands and getting along with your brother." She turned towards Inuyasha and nodded towards the Tetsusaiga. "Please put it away. I promise that Sesshoumaru won't try to take it."
Inuyasha watched her carefully. 'That woman is human.. How can she control Sesshoumaru?' He jumped and turned to face Kagome. She placed her hand on his shoulder and leaned towards his ear. She whispered, "Trust her. I can tell.. she loves him. And maybe. the feeling is mutual."
Inuyasha grinned and sheathed his sword. Kagome walked to Rin and took her hand, leading her to her bag where she kept medicine. Inuyasha sat down, crossing his legs and looked patiently at Sesshoumaru. "Why don't you sit down, big brother?" His grin widened when Sesshoumaru glanced towards Rin, hesitated, then sat down in front of him.
Sesshoumaru glared at his brother but decided that no matter how much he hated him, it wasn't worth losing Rin to fight. "So, have you mated with her yet?" His gaze wondered over to where Rin and Kagome were going through herbs and gauze and different creams. His heart jumped a little when Rin smiled at something Kagome had said. Focusing back on Inuyasha he tilted his head. Inuyasha had gone bright red. It was Sesshoumaru's turn to grin. "What's the matter? Afraid to tell your own brother about this?"
Inuyasha coughed and shook his head violently. "Yes, Kagome is my mate." He smiled and held up his hand, which flashed in the sun because of golden band. "She is also my wife. She talked me into marrying her in her time. And I got her to mark me." He moved his hand to massage his neck and circle the small mark she'd made.
By the time that Rin and Kagome brought the medicine to the boys, they were talking and play fighting. Rin had to break up a match of arm wrestling just to get to Sesshoumaru's wound. Sesshoumaru laid back on the ground and winced each time Rin applied the cream to heal him. Kagome sat next to Inuyasha and watched Rin's expression as she tended the cut. 'That's probably the look I had on my face every time I treated Inuyasha. I wonder if they know they love each other..' Kagome sighed and leaned against her husband's shoulder and waited for Sesshoumaru to be wrapped up with the gauze. Rin and Sesshoumaru stood up and nodded to the group.
"I promise this won't happen again. Thank you for your help Kagome. I appreciate it and I'm sure Sesshoumaru does too. Don't you Sesshoumaru?" Rin smiled when Sesshoumaru nodded. "Bye."
Rin and Sesshoumaru walked back into the forest and towards their permanent home.
*******TO BE CONTINUED********
A.N. I'm sorry if the characters are a little out of character in this part. Yes, Shippou has grown up; he's Inuyasha's size now. ~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~***~~~~~~
A bright flash slashed through the night. Trees disintegrated in its path, leaving a scar in the earth. Birds trying to escape were burned and not even their ashes remained. The dark and the silence was back within seconds, engulfing the two figures once again.
"Ahh.. There you are my dear brother. Just my luck that you're practicing with father's precious Tetsusaiga," Sesshoumaru whispered to himself.
Rin tilted her head and stared up at him. She could see the shine of his teeth, even without the light of the moon. She frowned and placed a hand on his arm, waiting until he glanced down at her.
"Sesshoumaru.. You're not planning on trying to take Inuyasha's sword again.. are you?"
He flinched slightly and looked up into the night sky. "No." He sighed and placed his own hand on her shoulder. "I just need to talk to him. I'll be back soon. Please stay here."
With that, he turned and started his quick pace towards the source of the blast. His steps made no sound and the leaves remained still. Grinning to himself he stepped out of the forest and inspected the hole. A large crater had formed itself in the ground; rocks were split and littered the sides. Sesshoumaru then looked up and watched the group surrounding his mutt of a brother. The monk was chattering excitedly, while his hand slipped over Sango's butt. Miroku got the deserved and expected slap to the face. Shippou, the little fox boy, had grown up to adult size and was sitting next to Inuyasha and looking up at him, obviously chattering just as much as, if not more than, the monk. Kagome, his brother's bitch, was spinning. She had grown into a woman, her figure being more graceful. 'They haven't changed much, just grown up physically.' Sesshoumaru's grin widened when Kagome saw him in mid-spin. She gasped and fell down. The chatter stopped and everyone slowly turned to face him.
"Nice to see you too, human," he nodded towards the rest of the group, "monk, slayer, kitsune and," his gaze fixed on Inuyasha, "ah.. yes.. my own beloved brother. Have you taken Kagome as your mate yet? You seem so hooked on this strange miko."
Inuyasha growled and clutched the sword tighter. His eyes flashed and he spread his legs, ready for battle.
"What do you want Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha spat out at him. His voice was a dangerously low tone and the group around him backed up slightly.
Sesshoumaru's laugh was dripping with sarcasm. "You know what I want." Sesshoumaru charged his hand outstretched. Inuyasha barely had a chance to dodge before his brother's claws were digging into his throat. Kagome screamed and Sango reached towards her boomerang. Sesshoumaru smiled brightly and flexed his fingers. He could feel the hitch in Inuyasha's heartbeat and the gasping breaths. His smile transformed into his deadly grin.
"Give me the Tetsusaiga half breed!"
Inuyasha coughed trying to speak. He finally managed to growl back, "It's mine and I'll never give it up!"
"Now now now. That's not the response I was looking foaahhh!" Sesshoumaru's breath left as he felt a fierce jab into his stomach. Taking a few steps back and releasing Inuyasha he stared down at the large fist that was still pushing into him. 'Stupid fox.' Sesshoumaru grabbed the long bushy tail that protruded from the wrist and shook it violently until Shippou transformed back into his adult humanoid form. "Stay out of this!" Sesshoumaru sent him flying into Miroku.
Inuyasha got his breath back and took the distraction as an advantage to strike. Sesshoumaru dodged a few times, trying to get a hit in. Inuyasha finally found a clear cut and sliced through him. Sesshoumaru's white kimono blossomed with his blood. He watched Sesshoumaru's grin twist into a snarl as was about to go in for another hit but something caught his eye. Inuyasha lowered his sword as a crying black-haired woman ran into the clearing. She ran straight to Sesshoumaru and started to rip at his clothes to get to his wound.
Rin didn't even notice that all eyes were on her as she tried to get at Sesshoumaru's stomach. Her hands were smeared with blood by the time she reached his flesh. A jagged slash made an ugly rip from his right nipple to left of his belly button. Blood left a trail over his toned abs, covered his pants and dripped to the ground.
Tears flowed even as Rin felt her anger boiling up inside of her. She stood up until she was face to face with him. Her hand came up just as quickly and slapped him hard. She say him try to hide the wince and watched a red hand-like print appear on his cheek.
"Sesshoumaru! You are such a liar! You told me you were just gonna TALK! I watched you! You didn't even try to talk! Why do you want that stupid sword so bad? Your father left you a perfectly respectable sword and when you use it you're a better person! You're supposed to be a lord aren't you? Well you don't act with honor so you're just as lowly as anyone else!"
Sesshoumaru sighed and placed his hands on her shoulders as much as to calm her as to keep her there. "I thought I told you to stay where I left you." She gritted her teeth together and he brought a finger to her lips. "I'm sorry." He brushed her tears away. "Let's go."
Rin shook her head. "No. Not until you accept your fate. And that involves you shaking hands and getting along with your brother." She turned towards Inuyasha and nodded towards the Tetsusaiga. "Please put it away. I promise that Sesshoumaru won't try to take it."
Inuyasha watched her carefully. 'That woman is human.. How can she control Sesshoumaru?' He jumped and turned to face Kagome. She placed her hand on his shoulder and leaned towards his ear. She whispered, "Trust her. I can tell.. she loves him. And maybe. the feeling is mutual."
Inuyasha grinned and sheathed his sword. Kagome walked to Rin and took her hand, leading her to her bag where she kept medicine. Inuyasha sat down, crossing his legs and looked patiently at Sesshoumaru. "Why don't you sit down, big brother?" His grin widened when Sesshoumaru glanced towards Rin, hesitated, then sat down in front of him.
Sesshoumaru glared at his brother but decided that no matter how much he hated him, it wasn't worth losing Rin to fight. "So, have you mated with her yet?" His gaze wondered over to where Rin and Kagome were going through herbs and gauze and different creams. His heart jumped a little when Rin smiled at something Kagome had said. Focusing back on Inuyasha he tilted his head. Inuyasha had gone bright red. It was Sesshoumaru's turn to grin. "What's the matter? Afraid to tell your own brother about this?"
Inuyasha coughed and shook his head violently. "Yes, Kagome is my mate." He smiled and held up his hand, which flashed in the sun because of golden band. "She is also my wife. She talked me into marrying her in her time. And I got her to mark me." He moved his hand to massage his neck and circle the small mark she'd made.
By the time that Rin and Kagome brought the medicine to the boys, they were talking and play fighting. Rin had to break up a match of arm wrestling just to get to Sesshoumaru's wound. Sesshoumaru laid back on the ground and winced each time Rin applied the cream to heal him. Kagome sat next to Inuyasha and watched Rin's expression as she tended the cut. 'That's probably the look I had on my face every time I treated Inuyasha. I wonder if they know they love each other..' Kagome sighed and leaned against her husband's shoulder and waited for Sesshoumaru to be wrapped up with the gauze. Rin and Sesshoumaru stood up and nodded to the group.
"I promise this won't happen again. Thank you for your help Kagome. I appreciate it and I'm sure Sesshoumaru does too. Don't you Sesshoumaru?" Rin smiled when Sesshoumaru nodded. "Bye."
Rin and Sesshoumaru walked back into the forest and towards their permanent home.
*******TO BE CONTINUED********
