Disclaimer- I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters.

Okay sorry I haven't reviewed for a while. But I'll be reviewing all next week (not this week but next) because I have spring vacation so I'll be home 24/7. Anyways I only have a little bit of time so I'd better write the story.

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CUT OPEN

Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru didn't talk much that night but after hours of starring at the window with a crescent moon in view, they slowly fell asleep. Inuyasha at one side of the stall with Sesshoumaru across from the door.

When the bright sun rose the next morning, the two brothers were awoken to the sound of keys jingling and the creek of the door opening. Five men, with their faces covered with a black cloth, walked in and surrounded the two brothers. Two were short, one large and the others more tall.

Inuyasha didn't notice himself doing it, but he slowly was inching his way closer to Sesshoumaru seeking protection from the intruders. Sesshoumaru's eyes were on every one of the black masked people walking in the room not leaving his eyes off any.

After second of silence, the largest of the group stepped forward and asked a question, "Where did you two demons come from?" His voice was very smooth like and very dark not giving a friendly appearance.

Inuyasha had an annoyed look on his face before he said, "Do we have to go through this?" After everyone's eyes were on him, he then finished with, "It first starts with a man and a woman who one day decide to make love and—"the man that stood behind him then covered Inuyasha's mouth with a wash rag making it impossible to talk.

The largest man said, "You come of no help so you are no help at all. We shall base our attention onto this demon that does not speak. Now, where did you come from?"

"No where you would know of."

"How do you two demons know each other?" Sesshoumaru looked up at him strictly wondering why he would think that. "You were obviously wanting to save his life. Fighting as hard as you were. We almost were going to kill you but managed to fire an arrow into you. Lucky for you that we didn't have to come to any death circumstances."

"We just know each other that's all. I wanted to save his life because I couldn't stand wretched humans killing an innocent demon off guard."

"He was completely on guard. Yes, we saw him enter our village completely aware of where he was. He made a mistake wandering in the Oki-Shari territory."

Inuyasha tried to mumble something back but discovered making the human understand was impossible due to the cloth.

"I've never heard of Oki-Shari before? Where is this place?"

"Beyond your borders. In the northern areas, somewhere out here at least. You wouldn't know because you're too busy having conflicts with all the humans near you to bother and look to the north. Maybe your father shouldn't have given you his land knowing you couldn't take care of it."

"What do you know about my father?"

The human looked at Inuyasha as he spoke with his voice much softer and more soothing, "I've heard things of your father's death. His sons, and mostly you." Sesshoumaru looked over at his glaze and saw his eyes on Inuyasha.

"What of him?"

The human looked back at Sesshoumaru then said, "Oh you mean your brother? It's quite interesting that there's such things as a 'half-demon'. I never thought it would come to be. Well, I'd better leave you and you're frightened brother alone. And yes I mean frightened."

Inuyasha saw his brother gaze at him once again looking disgusted as he saw him. 'I know this human. I've heard his voice somewhere around the Village when I was little. He was watching me from the field just looking at me. Then he walked over to me and asked my name. Being only little I ran from him to my father's palace and didn't come out for a while. What does he want? He obviously knows who we are so there's nothing to hide. But how does he know us?"

The human took one last look at Inuyasha as he started to walk towards the door then stopped in mid-track. "You may call me Boss. For that is all I mean to you both. I'll be seeing you soon Inuyasha and Lord Sesshoumaru." Then he left with the other four men following behind him.

After the keys jingled and the footsteps faded, Inuyasha crawled over to Sesshoumaru and then tried to get the cloth off but it wasn't helping. Sesshoumaru watched him struggle abit then said, "Here, let me help you abit." Using his teeth he pulled it off his brother's head (A/N- that's not an attraction thing going on there.).

After Inuyasha was free of the cloth he spoke, "I know him. I've heard his voice around many years ago in our village."

"I've heard him too. He walked up to our palace and asked your mother where our father was. I was nearest and heard it all. I could never tell what he wanted to talk to father about but it sure was something for he would never fade away from asking away from it, he always came back asking for him constantly. I would always tempt to ask what he wanted to talk about but I never did. Now I'm starting to wonder if it was you he really would want. The way he looked at you and all, almost as if he was obsessed with you. "

'Stupid bastard! I've seen the way he's been looking at me now. Even if I couldn't see his face I can tell b his sudden glances and the change of his voice. I would kill him if I had any chance. But because of these tight ropes I'm not going to have hope. My wrist are even starting to bleed I can feel it.' Inuyasha thought these thoughts over and over before he was interrupted my Sesshoumaru.

"He knows who we are."

"No shit! He knew my name and yours. He knows about father and you being Lord of the east. By the way, did you see him looking at me all these times today?"

"I could really care less how he looked at you. Since I'm the Lord of the eastern areas I'd be more worried about me. He could so anything to our village while I'm gone and even kill me and take over it."

Inuyasha's face dropped from an angry/-worried look to a sad look. 'Is that how much he really hates me? Why does he hate me so? Is it because I'm an half-demon?' Inuyasha rolled onto his side once again facing away from his elder brother.

Sesshoumaru also lay on his side facing away from his relative not regretting a word he said. Inuyasha censed his brother was still awake and kept quite. He knew tonight he wouldn't be able to fall asleep. The words said to him just seconds ago made him feel as if he were cut open.

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After several hours, Inuyasha was able to lightly fall asleep even though he was still fully aware of his surroundings. If the scent of the hay changed, sound of wolves howling changed, anything, he would notice.

Inuyasha woke and lay still listening to the wolves in the background. He was fully tired and had little energy left inside of him. Sighing, he rolled over to his other side facing Sesshoumaru now. 'My wrist and ribs hurt so much now. I can barley breath. I'm so glad I'm half-demon so I heal much faster. I can breathe much better now with little trouble unlike before.'

Inuyasha sat up straight when the only sound of wolves changed to footsteps on wood. Listening, he then heard the sounds of keys jingling and the door creak open slowly. The person was trying to be quite as much as possible. 'Sesshoumaru wake up!' He was just about to go over to him before he saw the man walk in completely and look straight as him. 'It's Boss! What does he want now?'

Boss still had the black mask on and now had no shirt but only sleeping pants. He walked over to Inuyasha and covered his mouth so he couldn't talk.

'Sesshoumaru why haven't you woken up yet?' Inuyasha struggled against Boss but soon lost. Boss picked up Inuyasha in his arms with one arm still tightly on his mouth so he couldn't talk.

Sesshoumaru still hadn't woken up surprisingly knowing he would Probley smell Boss or hear him cross the stall. But he didn't, which left Inuyasha helpless with boss carrying him off to another cabin inside the woods.

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What do you thinks going to happen to pour and helpless Inuyasha? Well start reviewing any mistakes you noticed or something like that because I know I had a lot in this chapter.