Brotherhood of the Fox

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha

Part Seven: Truce

The rumble of King Enma's elite spirit detectives could be heard as they massed towards the well. "You need to go," Kurama mumbled turning to face the group sadly, "Kagome is in the Feudal era, and will be waking soon. Be there for her when she awakens, and forget about me," Kurama said.

"No! I don't want to die with any regrets," Inuyasha yelled drawing his sword and getting next to Kurama defensively.

"Fool, there is no wind scar in this world anymore!" Kurama yelled looking over at the detectives nervously. "Just go!" he yelled making his famous rose whip appear.

"Shit, he's telling the truth," Inuyasha realized, but was too stubborn to admit it, instead his hand tightened around his sword, and he crouched, glad to see that Miroku and Sango had taken up defensive positions next to him.

"I said get out of here!" Kurama pleaded. "As soon as you pass through the well, I can prevent these guys from following. The portal is only open when you or Kagome are within so many meters from the well. As soon as you pass through, you and Kagome need to get as far away from the well as you can, so that no one can follow you through it. I will set the well on fire to ensure that you don't try to come back to this time," Kurama explained ignoring the protest that he was receiving.

"Forget it, we aren't going to leave you," Inuyasha yelled.

Kurama lowered his hand, and faced Inuyasha sadly. "You have no choice," Kurama said before vines shot out of the well, and wrapped around Inuyasha and his companions.

"No!" Inuyasha yelled trying to fight against the vines as they pulled him toward the well.

"Goodbye brother," Kurama whispered so that not even Inuyasha's sensitive hearing could hear his words before he disappeared into the well.

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"Damn him! I'm going back to help, and then I'm going to beat the shit out of him!" Inuyasha yelled preparing to make the jump through time, but was stopped as Miroku put a firm hand on his shoulder.

"Don't, if you go through, you will be burned to death," Miroku said watching the internal struggle on the half demon's face.

"Damn it!" Inuyasha yelled slamming his fists on the sandy bottom of the well, before he leaped out of the well.

Inuyasha had just landed when a fist slammed into his face.

"What the?" Inuyasha yelled looking up at his attacker.

Standing over him, was a face that immediately got Inuyasha's guard up.

"Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha yelled leaping to his feet, and drawing his sword.

Sesshomaru looked at him in disgust before turning away from him and facing a blue haired girl that was watching the exchange in shock. "I should have known that you wouldn't stay and fight. You are such a coward," Sesshomaru spat.

"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha demanded feeling shame burn on his face at his older brother's words. "What is going on?" Inuyasha yelled unsure of what to think when the older demon didn't attack him anymore.

"Where is Kurama?" the blue haired girl asked looking at the well as though she expected someone else to come through the well.

"Who?" Inuyasha asked growing frustrated at the lack of information he was receiving.

"She's talking about your brother."

The group turned around to see Kagome walk towards them with Shippo in her arms.

"Brother?" Inuyasha asked glancing at Sesshomaru's back.

"Youko Kurama, our younger half brother. He was conceived just before our father died. His younger form is currently being raised by the last of the silver fox demons. The boy you met with the red hair, is our brother's human form in the future," Sesshomaru explained glaring down at his new arm.

"I have another brother?" Inuyasha asked barely comprehending the information he was receiving.

"His mother is the daughter of Inari, the fox goddess. That means he is very powerful, and important. It is our duty to protect him, and you have already failed," Sesshomaru growled glaring at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha gave his brother a dirty look before he turned around and glared into the distance. "Why should I care. If he is so powerful, then he can take care of himself," Inuyasha pointed out.

"How dare you say that?" Botan demanded glaring at his back before turning to face Miroku and Sango. "Will you two help me rescue him?" Botan asked hopefully.

Miroku lowered his head in thought before he looked over at the blue haired girl questionably. "May I ask who you are?" Miroku asked.

"Her name is Botan, she is the guide for the dead," Kagome said approaching Inuyasha carefully. "Inuyasha…please help Sesshomaru save Kurama," Kagome pleaded.

"I don't trust him. Why would he go and try to save a demon turned human?" Inuyasha demanded getting into Kagome's face, and throwing his brother an untrusting look.

"Because little brother, the fox has provided me with a very valuable gift," Sesshomaru said pulling out Tetsusaiga.

"What the?!" Inuyasha yelled reaching toward the place where he normally kept his sword, and pulling his hand away in confusion as he felt the familiar old handle.

"That is impossible, how can there be two Tetsusaigas?" Miroku yelled looking around at everybody for answers.

"The two swords were not destroyed when the Makai was created. Instead, King Enma took the two swords, and locked them away; where they should have been forgotten. Kurama had stolen them along with the almost completed jewel when he was still a thief in the Makai. Those two treasures were the only things of his hundreds of stolen goods, that he brought with him into the human world. The jewel was missing when I went to his room, but the two swords were hidden safely under his bed," Botan explained.

"So the sword in Sesshomaru's hand is from the future?" Miroku clarified.

"That would mean that there are now two Shikon jewels," Sango said looking horrified.

Inuyasha tensed at the announcement, and for the first time in his life, he faced his older brother for needed advice. "What do we have to do?" Inuyasha asked.

Sesshomaru stared at Inuyasha blankly before turning to face Botan. "What do you suggest women?" Sesshomaru asked.

"We need to get more help. We have to find Yusuke, and then we will fight," Botan said throwing the second Tenseiga. "I'm sure that if we all work together we can do this," Botan said confidently.

"So I suppose we are at a temporary truce brother," Inuyasha said holding out his hand.

Sesshomaru gazed at Inuyasha's hand expressionless before he shook it.

TBC.