Their clawed hands gripped the other's brutally. Molten amber orbs narrowed and they silently acknowledged that there was no place in the heavens or hells that they would ever like each other, ever agree.

The hanyou had promised Kagome as the older youkai brother had promised Rin. Their promises were never broken; they were loyal and true to their word. It was a virtue shared by common blood.

Problems still existed between the two, though there would be no more blood shed between them. They both had lost too much to lose one of the last things they had. Each other.