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

Note to the readers- Sorry I haven't wrote for a few days. I've been sick and I still am with a soar throat, stuffed nose, headache and a heavy cough. So I'm taking things slowly till I get at least a little better. I also posted another fic called Lost Hope if you all want to check that out. It's another thing I may need help on. Well anyways, I'd better get with the story.

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WOUNDS TO BE HEALED

Sesshoumaru woke the next morning to find complete silence. No kids, no adults, no horses, nothing. After lying awake for a while, he decided to open his eyes. Looking around the room, he expected to see Inuyasha staring out the window once again but he never saw him. 'Where is he? He couldn't have gotten out. I heard the door lock last night. Maybe they switched stalls on us. But they wouldn't do that I don't think.'

Just as if on cue, there was footsteps' walking over to the door. The man seemed to be struggling on walking. He was obviously carrying something that wouldn't hold still. Boss's voice could be heard loudly as he said," If you don't stop moving I'm going to pound you again!" The thing he was carrying still moved and struggled for escape. The door was opened after keys could be heard and Boss stepped in still wearing his mask and threw the struggling thing on the floor.

Boss shut the door and then walked over to Sesshoumaru so he was standing above him. He went behind Sesshoumaru with his dog eyes following him but he only cut the bonds of his hands and feet. "Your brother is quite a fighter. He punches hard and can scratch quite well. You'll need to have time to move around for he's quite badly bruised. And if you even try to escape you'll be like him." Laughing to himself from his pure pleasure, he walked out of the room locking the door behind him. His footsteps slowly faded away as he walked.

Sesshoumaru starred at the form on the floor that was Inuyasha. Just looking at him, Sesshoumaru could tell that not only was he physically hurt, but mentally too. He rubbed his wrist a little as he stared trying to tell if that was really his brother.

A small voice escaped the lips of Inuyasha as he said, "Sesshoumaru are you here?"

"Yes."

Inuyasha opened his eyes to his brother's voice and looked for him. All Sesshoumaru had to do was see his face and know it was bad. His face had blood on the side of it and his nose was obviously bleeding. That and his face expression was dying for comfort.

Sesshoumaru gasped and crawled over to Inuyasha. 'I can't help but feel the need to help him. I don't know why I all of a sudden do now but I feel he really needs it now.' Sesshoumaru picked up Inuyasha's form and laid him in his lap.

Inuyasha looked up at his brother trying to tell if he was imagining him or not. 'Am I really in his arms or am I dreaming? Sesshoumaru would never care for me. I'm looking at his eyes but I don't see an expression.' Inuyasha tried to talk to his older sibling but found the pain in his ribs making it impossible. Coughing, he tried to get up but fell back down from the pain inside him.

His ribs hurt, his stomach hurt, his head hurt, face and hips, but mostly, his heart hurt. Once his coughing had settled he looked up at Sesshoumaru again. Suddenly, before he could catch himself, he felt hot wetness falling down his cheeks. 'Shit! No I can't be crying. I'll show I'm weak. He'll be disappointed into me.' Inuyasha turned his head to his brother wouldn't see him but it was too late.

"Inuyasha, what happened?" Inuyasha looked at him again knowing he had to tell him. But he couldn't. The words just wouldn't come. "Inuyasha, you must tell me. What did Boss do to you?"

"He... he... he took me last night and brought me to a cabin in the woods. He blindfolded me and covered my mouth with a gag. Then he hit me in the ribs and stomach and told me that if I didn't cooperate that the pain would be worse. Then... then..." Inuyasha started to cry again remembering what had previously happened to him.

"Inuyasha you must tell me what he did to you. I can't help you if you don't tell me." Sesshoumaru rested his hand on Inuyasha's face so their eyes met. Inuyasha's eyes were full of fear and pain while Sesshoumaru's were full of hate and coldness.

"He raped me Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha whispered then held onto his brother's arm that rested by his face.

Sesshoumaru looked up and then back to his brother. 'How cold can a human get? Raping someone just passes the line of sickness. I'm going to kill boss for what he did to Inuyasha.'

Inuyasha started to cough again then sat up and coughed out blood. His face was covered in it. Just before Inuyasha was going to speak, light footsteps were coming closer to the door. Sesshoumaru quickly picked up Inuyasha and brought him to the other section of the stall so he wouldn't be in the way of whoever was coming.

Keys jingled and a small woman walked inside most likely a slave, and set two bowls of food inside then went to leave before Sesshoumaru called, "Woman." The girl turned her head to meet his eyes. "Please can you get a bowl of water and a few cloths?"

Then woman nodded and came back a few seconds later with what Sesshoumaru wanted. She set it down before him and left with the door locking.

Sesshoumaru knelt down and laid his brother flat with his bruised chest showing clearly. Sesshoumaru picked up the cloth and dripped it in the water and brought it to Inuyasha's face and wiped to blood off. A few drops of water dripped on Inuyasha's ears making them twitch a little. After he finished, he went to the bowl of water and rinsed the cloth off. "Inuyasha, this is going to hurt but you've got to hold on."

Inuyasha nodded and swallowed hard then turned his head away closing his eyes. Sesshoumaru brought the cloth to his brother's chest and wiped it along the bruises. Inuyasha winced and continued to look away before he suddenly jumped into his feet trying to get away from the pain. Sesshoumaru watched him for a second before Inuyasha fell back to the floor from the pan in his hips.

"Now that we got that settled, you can come back over here and we can finish your ribs." They stared at each other for a moment but Inuyasha crawled over to him and laid back down knowing it was only for his good. Inuyasha gaped a few times at the pain but got over it quickly.

"Done. Now, is your back hurt?" Inuyasha shook his head slowly. Sesshoumaru nodded then helped Inuyasha sit up. Sesshoumaru watched brother a while seeing if he could do more to make him feel better.

"I tried to fight back Sesshoumaru." Sesshoumaru looked at him closely taking in every thing he was saying. "He threw me onto the ground and beat me for a minute. I bit him when he tried to kiss me so he spat his blood on my face. Then he elbowed my ribs making it impossible to breathe. He kneed my hips too, and punched my stomach till I learned he was the Boss. After he raped me he said I passed out. But I woke when I was being carried here. I tried to fight back then but he wouldn't let me. Now I'm here."

Sesshoumaru nodded then looked to the window only wishing he could escape. The sun didn't light up the room enough so Sesshoumaru could barley see the hay that flooded every inch of the floor. His eyes met the two bowls on the floor that the woman had left and knew they needed to eat. Definitely Inuyasha for his body had to heal his wounds.

"Come on Inuyasha, you have to eat."

"Sesshoumaru, I have to tell you something first." Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha wondering what he was going to say.

"You know when you beat me, or call me stuff like 'worthless' and you think it doesn't hurt me? Well, I never thought I would tell you this, but it does."

'It hurt him? I never would have guessed that because he's always so strong. But he can hide emotions well.'

Sesshoumaru nodded and went over to the bowls and carried them over to his younger brother. Inuyasha, you have to eat or you won't heal well."

Inuyasha nodded and took the bowl from his brother sipping the soup down slowly. "This is better then the others we've had."

Sesshoumaru looked at his saying, "Yes it is."

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