Red and White Destiny
By: Arthia Maxwell
Disclaimers: Blah, blah, blah. You guys know the drill! No owny Inyasha characters!
Yukana woke to find that she was the only one in their room. Looking around she found Rin's blankets thrown to one side as if she had left in a hurry. Groaning, Yukana reasoned that she must have left early. Raising from the bed Yukana took no notice of her half dressed state. A perticual smell was priking at her nose and she needed to follow it as quietly as she could. She was out of the house in a flash, startling the already wide awake Kagome making breakfast. Her mate was outside already doing kami-sama knows what.
Inuyasha peeked carefully around the tree. He was shocked upon finding a pallid face Rin. He walked over to her bent over form lightly patting her shoulder. Rin's head shot up and she stared at him, unsure of what to do.
"Are you okay, Rin?" Inuyasha asked softly. Rin suddenly turned and began to gag and hack. She didn't do anything but dry heave. Inuyasha suddenly understood, but he could never remember Kagome having morning sickness this bad when she was pregnant with their pups.
"I'm fine, Inuyasha-san." She whispered hoarsely. She wipped her mouth with the back of her hand.
"I don't think you are." Before he could say any more the half naked Yukana burst into the clearing. She eyes focused on them.
"Damn it Rin this is beginning to become to much." She crossed the short distance to kneel next to her. "You're lossing weight instead of gaining." Her eyes flashed with something neither could discribe. "Rin." Yukana said her name almost pleadingly.
"Let's get her back to the house. Let Kagome look her over." He nodded taking one of Rin's arms while Yukana took the other. Together they managed to get Rin back to the small hut. Kagome, sensing them coming, was waiting at the door for them. On look at Rin and she commanded the two to lay her in bed.
Rin lay there weakly as Kagome checked her over, a deep frown drawing her brows down. She just couldn't find anything wrong with her, but something was wrong. Morning sickness shouldn't be that bad or last as long as Rin discribed that it did at times.
"I can give you something that will help. That's all I can do." She turned to retreave the bottle of medicine that she usual had on hand for any pregnant mothers that came by to seek her help. "However, I do have to ask if you've been under any stress lately?"
"No." Rin whispered thinking back to the manson. She was beginning to miss her youkai mate. Yukana dressed in her usual gab paced out side the tiny room. Inuyasha sat near the fire ladeling soup into a bowl for his son, then his daughter. He watched her silently, noting the worry. He knew that the two must be rather close for her to worry like that. He then let his thoughts wonder to why his brother would keep a hanyou around if he hated them so much.
"Well, try to keep calm and rest more. You look deadly tired. And try not to push yourself." Kagome quietly exited the room leaving Rin to rest. Yukana pratically pounced on her wanting to know what was going on.
"Let her rest. I gave her something for the morning sickness." Kagome pushed Yukana into a sitting postion on the floor, signling Inuyasha to hand her a bowl. He did so handing one to Kagome when she sat down beside him. "There's also a power that seems to surround her. I'm sure with time and pratice that she could master whatever it is." She frowned slightly. "I wonder if other's can feel it."
"What do you mean, okaasan?" Kioshi asked looking up at his worried mother.
"I mean can other youkai or even hanyous can sense it." She paused. "But it is very faint." She turned to her mate. "Can you sense it?" Inuyasha tried to sense what she was talking about, but shurgged and said, "I can barely feel it, but it's there. It's kind of like someone pressing on the inside of my head." He shook his head eating again. Yukana thought about this as she ate her meal.
Rin stayed in bed for three days before she was finally allowed to get up. She was still kind of weak but she didn't get sick as often and could hold down most things. The two stayed there for three more weeks. They often played games with the children, or talked late into the night.
They they were supposed to leave, and Sesshoumaru making his way to them to escort them back, but something happened. Rin stepped outside, her belly now showing a small curve showing, felt the air change. She had no time to scream as something big and slimy grabbed her covering her mouth and taking off. She struggled knowing that at least the two hanyous would be able to smell this foe and come after them.
Yukana was the first to smell the youkai. She rushed out of the hut and into the clearing finding Rin gone. Inuyasha was close behind her looking around as well.
"Kuso." She spat. She looked over at the inu hanyou. "There's so many of them I can't tell which direction they went in." Inuyasha looked over at her. His brother would never forgive him if something happened to his mate.
"So we're surrounded." He turned to Kagome. "Take the pups into the house and stay there." Kagome startled did as he said, closing the door tightly and going for her bow and arrows. Kioshi pulled his sister into his lap, sitting close to the pit fire that was going.
Suddenly they were surrounded by goat youkai all looking rather menacing, well as menacing as goats can get. Inuyasha and Yukana looked at each other before bursting out with laughter. The nearest goat youkai baaed angrily at them.
"You shouldn't laugh at us." He said shaking its horned head.
"You kidnapped my friend." Yukana said coldly unsheathing her double daggers. "If you know what's good for you, you'll move out of our way." Inuyasha rumbled in agreement.
"Our lord wants her and he will get her." The same youkai as before said. In a flash of movement Yukana had slit open his throat leaving him clawing at him throat to stop the bleed. The blade of her dagger still laying horizontal along her raised arm as it dripped blood.
"I don't think you understand. MY Lord is her mate and will not tolerate this." Yukana growled looking around at the remaining youaki. One of them tossed his head, his beady eyes landing on her. "Your lord's wants are nothing, and my Lord will not spare any who helped."
Two of the youkai were about to leap at her but Inuyasha stopped him with his iron weaver soul stealer. He looked at the fallen demons then muttered, "Damn I really don't want to have to clean up to many bodies and my mate won't like it either."
Yukana turned to the remaining youkai raising her dagger. "Well?" They ran off back into the forest, some trying to carry their dead away while others just flat out ran. She turned back to Inuyasha, sheathing her swords after cleaning the one off on the shirt of one of the dead. "Which way?"
Inuyasha shook his head. "I still can't tell." He looked worriedly over at his mate who was poking her head out to see if the fight was done. She screamed as Sesshoumaru suddenly appeared at her side; his eyes red and his hand glowing with the deadly posion. He looked around the clearing at first the dead youkai then at Yukana and Inuyasha.
"Where is Rin?" He couldn't steel himself enough to hide the worry in his voice.
"She's been kidnapped, and by the youkai that attacked us it could be any minor lord in the Southern lands, or even Lord Merdin." Yukana shook her head. She saw the rage enter her master's usually calm face. However, before she could say anything further a immense pain shot through her head. Her eyes rolled back in her head, throwing her head backward, and leaving her body to collapse to the ground. Kagome was the first to reach her, lifting her up into her lap.
"You okay?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Rin!" Yukana shouted at the brothers. "That way! Hurry!" She yelled pointing the groaned and fainted. Both half brothers took off, Sesshoumaru pulling ahead because of his youkai speed. A muffle screamed drifted to his ears and he knew he was getting close. He stopped at the edge of the clearing spotting both the youkai and Rin, but something was wrong with the picture. He felt Inuyasha stop beside no doubt just as confused as he was.
Rin was just standing there, small shutters racking her body from time to time, but that wasn't what was strange. The youkai who must have kidnapped her was clutching his head, nearing screaming in fright and pain. Neither male could move so caught up by the sight of the two in the clearing. The youkai reared back a long cry of pain ripped from his throat. Blood came pouring from his mouth and nose. Then everything became quite.
Sesshoumaru moved forward as if to go to Rin, but she suddenly cried out startling them. She fell to the ground her body jerking voilently. Sesshoumaru ran for her then, gather her jerking body into his arms, pressing her close to him body. A few moments later Kagome and Yukana appeared next to Inuyasha. Kagome looked at the couple.
"What the hell happened?" Yukana asked looked at the inu hanyou.
"I'm not sure." He muttered still amazed by what he had seen. Kagome was running to the couple the next moment seeing how badly Rin was jerking. She kneeled next to Sesshoumaru who looked coldly at her. Rin groaned, but neither could tell if it was from pain or something else.
"She's jerking to violently. If she doesn't stop she could miscarruage." Kagome explained. She then reached out lightly touching Rin's forehead. "She's burning up with fever as well. We must cool her down." She signled her mate to her climbing up onto his back. "Take her back to the hut, strip her out of her clothes. Ask Kioshi for a towl and wrapp her in that, then you'll have to wade out into the lake with her and hold as much of her body under the water as you can. Inuyasha and I will go get some herbs that I'll need to help her, we'll be there in a moment."
Sesshoumaru not used to being ordered around just sat there stuned for a moment before reseaving a hard glare from Kagome. He got up, carrying Rin and made his way back to the hut to do as he was told. Kioshi, though worried, did as he was asked quickly retreaving the towl for Sesshoumaru before returning inside to take care of his sister.
After wrapping Rin in the towl, he gently set her down and removed all but his under haori which was long enough to cover him, almost reaching his knees. He then picked her up again and waded out into the water until she was covered up until her face was the only part of her out of the water. He left himself showing her pale face the concern and fright he felt. Not only for her but their unborn child. He hadn't really thought about that much. Their child. It, he Sesshoumaru reminded himself, would be a hanyou, like his half brother. He tried to stop the distaste that rose to his face and failing. But the child would be his and his loves. That thought brought a smile to his face. He could stand that thought. His son wouldn't be weak either, he would teach him to be strong and how to fight. That would be how he showed his love for his children.
Rin's moan pulling him from his thoughts as he looked down at her. She still lay unconscious, but her body quit jerking and her breath came in easier. He could smell the return of his half brother and his mate before he saw them. Kagome jumpped from Inuyasha's back throwing him off balance sending him face first into the ground. Sesshoumaru couldn't help but smile at the misfortine of his brother as his mate was totally aborbed in helping Rin.
"Bring her to shore, Sesshoumaru-san." Kagome turned while he began to make his way to shore to yell for her son. "Kioshi bring mother's blankets and her bowl." The little boy came running out of the hut with his arms full. Sesshoumaru watched the emotions crossing Kagome's face. Inuyasha held the same look for his pups. He couldn't wait till Rin held that same look. Providing she survived this.
She took the blankets from Kioshi, sending him back into the house for more towls and laid the softest one she ahd down on the ground in the shade. He set Rin down upon it taking the towl from his nephew and began to dry himself. Kagome was quick to mash the herbs together and get them down Rin's throat. She then dried her and dressed her in some of her strange clothes. A sullen Yukana appeared at his side with his clothes and would not meet his gaze. When Kagome finished she threw a lighter blanket over Rin, brushing the stray strains of hair that fell across her face.
"She has come into her powers now. That much is obvious." She looked up at Sesshoumaru. "She's stressed the baby. She could have miscarraged today but she didn't for that we are luck." She looked back down at Rin. "She'll be fine, the baby too, from now on. If she gets pregnant again she'll still get terrible morning sickness for the first few months but other then that, IF she's not stressed, she'll be fine." Kagome smiled at both youkai and hanyou in front of her.
Inuyasha came to sit next to Kagome, taking her in his arms. Sighing Kagome leaned tiredly back into his arms. "She will need to stay here for a few more days then, providing we haven't spoiled Ah-Un to much, you both can go home." She grinned. Sesshoumaru looked unpassive, but Yukana seemed to cheer up. "I'll even cook some ramen and oden." Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrow but other then that he said nothing. His half brother's mate was strange that was for sure. But still he needed to talk to his half brother, as much as he hated it.
Later after they had eaten, all but Sesshoumaru, he, the youkai in question, stood. His steady gaze fell on Inuyasha, who was fully awear of it, but ignored him to finish telling his son good night. When his son had run off into the ajoining room where he and his sister slept Inuyasha turned back to Sesshoumaru. The two went outside to stand by the lake.
"How do you do it?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly not even looking at Inuyasha. Inuyasha just raised his eyebrow not quite sure what he was talking about.
"How do I do what?"
"How can you stand being hanyou? How can you stand having the worry of putting your mate in danger? How can you handle loving those pups who aren't even hanyous?" Sesshoumaru said annoyed. Inuyasha was rather shocked to hear Sesshoumaru ask such questions. Reflecting Inuyasha hesitated to answer wondering if his brother would somehow use his answer against him.
"I just want to know. I thought you had figured out that though we may not be friendly with each other, our wives have. Which means that we are closer then we have been in a long time, if ever." Neither one said anything for a short time.
"Danger is always unavoidable, but ours is doubled because we have the Shikon no Tama. But you're there to protect her, although when she is well ask if she'd like to learn how to defend herself. Teach her. It'll give you an excuse to be with her, but don't forget she might want some time alone too." He grinned impishly up at his half brother. But then he turned serious. "Remember that they are your pups, Sesshoumaru. You'll love them no matter what or who they are. I love my pups. I know they will be strong. Even though they are hanyous you'll love them.
And," He couldn't help but grin at the expression on Sesshoumaru's shocked face. He sounds wiser then his years should provide, Sesshoumaru thought looking at his half brother. "knowing you you'll teach them everything you know." He gave a mock snear. "And knowing your luck they won't have these." He pulled on his own. His expression turned sad remembering his mother and the sad memories of his childhood. Sesshoumaru in an uncharacteristic gesture placed his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder in a comforting gesture. They fell into silence again. Sesshoumaru looked up into the star filled sky, finding a new repect for his hated half brother.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ THE END!....Just kidding! HA! Okay I know that the brothers were acting a bit strange but hey what can I say! I hope this was as good for you as it was for me to write! See I'm not so mean, some times. R+R! Or no more!...just kidding..again!
By: Arthia Maxwell
Disclaimers: Blah, blah, blah. You guys know the drill! No owny Inyasha characters!
Yukana woke to find that she was the only one in their room. Looking around she found Rin's blankets thrown to one side as if she had left in a hurry. Groaning, Yukana reasoned that she must have left early. Raising from the bed Yukana took no notice of her half dressed state. A perticual smell was priking at her nose and she needed to follow it as quietly as she could. She was out of the house in a flash, startling the already wide awake Kagome making breakfast. Her mate was outside already doing kami-sama knows what.
Inuyasha peeked carefully around the tree. He was shocked upon finding a pallid face Rin. He walked over to her bent over form lightly patting her shoulder. Rin's head shot up and she stared at him, unsure of what to do.
"Are you okay, Rin?" Inuyasha asked softly. Rin suddenly turned and began to gag and hack. She didn't do anything but dry heave. Inuyasha suddenly understood, but he could never remember Kagome having morning sickness this bad when she was pregnant with their pups.
"I'm fine, Inuyasha-san." She whispered hoarsely. She wipped her mouth with the back of her hand.
"I don't think you are." Before he could say any more the half naked Yukana burst into the clearing. She eyes focused on them.
"Damn it Rin this is beginning to become to much." She crossed the short distance to kneel next to her. "You're lossing weight instead of gaining." Her eyes flashed with something neither could discribe. "Rin." Yukana said her name almost pleadingly.
"Let's get her back to the house. Let Kagome look her over." He nodded taking one of Rin's arms while Yukana took the other. Together they managed to get Rin back to the small hut. Kagome, sensing them coming, was waiting at the door for them. On look at Rin and she commanded the two to lay her in bed.
Rin lay there weakly as Kagome checked her over, a deep frown drawing her brows down. She just couldn't find anything wrong with her, but something was wrong. Morning sickness shouldn't be that bad or last as long as Rin discribed that it did at times.
"I can give you something that will help. That's all I can do." She turned to retreave the bottle of medicine that she usual had on hand for any pregnant mothers that came by to seek her help. "However, I do have to ask if you've been under any stress lately?"
"No." Rin whispered thinking back to the manson. She was beginning to miss her youkai mate. Yukana dressed in her usual gab paced out side the tiny room. Inuyasha sat near the fire ladeling soup into a bowl for his son, then his daughter. He watched her silently, noting the worry. He knew that the two must be rather close for her to worry like that. He then let his thoughts wonder to why his brother would keep a hanyou around if he hated them so much.
"Well, try to keep calm and rest more. You look deadly tired. And try not to push yourself." Kagome quietly exited the room leaving Rin to rest. Yukana pratically pounced on her wanting to know what was going on.
"Let her rest. I gave her something for the morning sickness." Kagome pushed Yukana into a sitting postion on the floor, signling Inuyasha to hand her a bowl. He did so handing one to Kagome when she sat down beside him. "There's also a power that seems to surround her. I'm sure with time and pratice that she could master whatever it is." She frowned slightly. "I wonder if other's can feel it."
"What do you mean, okaasan?" Kioshi asked looking up at his worried mother.
"I mean can other youkai or even hanyous can sense it." She paused. "But it is very faint." She turned to her mate. "Can you sense it?" Inuyasha tried to sense what she was talking about, but shurgged and said, "I can barely feel it, but it's there. It's kind of like someone pressing on the inside of my head." He shook his head eating again. Yukana thought about this as she ate her meal.
Rin stayed in bed for three days before she was finally allowed to get up. She was still kind of weak but she didn't get sick as often and could hold down most things. The two stayed there for three more weeks. They often played games with the children, or talked late into the night.
They they were supposed to leave, and Sesshoumaru making his way to them to escort them back, but something happened. Rin stepped outside, her belly now showing a small curve showing, felt the air change. She had no time to scream as something big and slimy grabbed her covering her mouth and taking off. She struggled knowing that at least the two hanyous would be able to smell this foe and come after them.
Yukana was the first to smell the youkai. She rushed out of the hut and into the clearing finding Rin gone. Inuyasha was close behind her looking around as well.
"Kuso." She spat. She looked over at the inu hanyou. "There's so many of them I can't tell which direction they went in." Inuyasha looked over at her. His brother would never forgive him if something happened to his mate.
"So we're surrounded." He turned to Kagome. "Take the pups into the house and stay there." Kagome startled did as he said, closing the door tightly and going for her bow and arrows. Kioshi pulled his sister into his lap, sitting close to the pit fire that was going.
Suddenly they were surrounded by goat youkai all looking rather menacing, well as menacing as goats can get. Inuyasha and Yukana looked at each other before bursting out with laughter. The nearest goat youkai baaed angrily at them.
"You shouldn't laugh at us." He said shaking its horned head.
"You kidnapped my friend." Yukana said coldly unsheathing her double daggers. "If you know what's good for you, you'll move out of our way." Inuyasha rumbled in agreement.
"Our lord wants her and he will get her." The same youkai as before said. In a flash of movement Yukana had slit open his throat leaving him clawing at him throat to stop the bleed. The blade of her dagger still laying horizontal along her raised arm as it dripped blood.
"I don't think you understand. MY Lord is her mate and will not tolerate this." Yukana growled looking around at the remaining youaki. One of them tossed his head, his beady eyes landing on her. "Your lord's wants are nothing, and my Lord will not spare any who helped."
Two of the youkai were about to leap at her but Inuyasha stopped him with his iron weaver soul stealer. He looked at the fallen demons then muttered, "Damn I really don't want to have to clean up to many bodies and my mate won't like it either."
Yukana turned to the remaining youkai raising her dagger. "Well?" They ran off back into the forest, some trying to carry their dead away while others just flat out ran. She turned back to Inuyasha, sheathing her swords after cleaning the one off on the shirt of one of the dead. "Which way?"
Inuyasha shook his head. "I still can't tell." He looked worriedly over at his mate who was poking her head out to see if the fight was done. She screamed as Sesshoumaru suddenly appeared at her side; his eyes red and his hand glowing with the deadly posion. He looked around the clearing at first the dead youkai then at Yukana and Inuyasha.
"Where is Rin?" He couldn't steel himself enough to hide the worry in his voice.
"She's been kidnapped, and by the youkai that attacked us it could be any minor lord in the Southern lands, or even Lord Merdin." Yukana shook her head. She saw the rage enter her master's usually calm face. However, before she could say anything further a immense pain shot through her head. Her eyes rolled back in her head, throwing her head backward, and leaving her body to collapse to the ground. Kagome was the first to reach her, lifting her up into her lap.
"You okay?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Rin!" Yukana shouted at the brothers. "That way! Hurry!" She yelled pointing the groaned and fainted. Both half brothers took off, Sesshoumaru pulling ahead because of his youkai speed. A muffle screamed drifted to his ears and he knew he was getting close. He stopped at the edge of the clearing spotting both the youkai and Rin, but something was wrong with the picture. He felt Inuyasha stop beside no doubt just as confused as he was.
Rin was just standing there, small shutters racking her body from time to time, but that wasn't what was strange. The youkai who must have kidnapped her was clutching his head, nearing screaming in fright and pain. Neither male could move so caught up by the sight of the two in the clearing. The youkai reared back a long cry of pain ripped from his throat. Blood came pouring from his mouth and nose. Then everything became quite.
Sesshoumaru moved forward as if to go to Rin, but she suddenly cried out startling them. She fell to the ground her body jerking voilently. Sesshoumaru ran for her then, gather her jerking body into his arms, pressing her close to him body. A few moments later Kagome and Yukana appeared next to Inuyasha. Kagome looked at the couple.
"What the hell happened?" Yukana asked looked at the inu hanyou.
"I'm not sure." He muttered still amazed by what he had seen. Kagome was running to the couple the next moment seeing how badly Rin was jerking. She kneeled next to Sesshoumaru who looked coldly at her. Rin groaned, but neither could tell if it was from pain or something else.
"She's jerking to violently. If she doesn't stop she could miscarruage." Kagome explained. She then reached out lightly touching Rin's forehead. "She's burning up with fever as well. We must cool her down." She signled her mate to her climbing up onto his back. "Take her back to the hut, strip her out of her clothes. Ask Kioshi for a towl and wrapp her in that, then you'll have to wade out into the lake with her and hold as much of her body under the water as you can. Inuyasha and I will go get some herbs that I'll need to help her, we'll be there in a moment."
Sesshoumaru not used to being ordered around just sat there stuned for a moment before reseaving a hard glare from Kagome. He got up, carrying Rin and made his way back to the hut to do as he was told. Kioshi, though worried, did as he was asked quickly retreaving the towl for Sesshoumaru before returning inside to take care of his sister.
After wrapping Rin in the towl, he gently set her down and removed all but his under haori which was long enough to cover him, almost reaching his knees. He then picked her up again and waded out into the water until she was covered up until her face was the only part of her out of the water. He left himself showing her pale face the concern and fright he felt. Not only for her but their unborn child. He hadn't really thought about that much. Their child. It, he Sesshoumaru reminded himself, would be a hanyou, like his half brother. He tried to stop the distaste that rose to his face and failing. But the child would be his and his loves. That thought brought a smile to his face. He could stand that thought. His son wouldn't be weak either, he would teach him to be strong and how to fight. That would be how he showed his love for his children.
Rin's moan pulling him from his thoughts as he looked down at her. She still lay unconscious, but her body quit jerking and her breath came in easier. He could smell the return of his half brother and his mate before he saw them. Kagome jumpped from Inuyasha's back throwing him off balance sending him face first into the ground. Sesshoumaru couldn't help but smile at the misfortine of his brother as his mate was totally aborbed in helping Rin.
"Bring her to shore, Sesshoumaru-san." Kagome turned while he began to make his way to shore to yell for her son. "Kioshi bring mother's blankets and her bowl." The little boy came running out of the hut with his arms full. Sesshoumaru watched the emotions crossing Kagome's face. Inuyasha held the same look for his pups. He couldn't wait till Rin held that same look. Providing she survived this.
She took the blankets from Kioshi, sending him back into the house for more towls and laid the softest one she ahd down on the ground in the shade. He set Rin down upon it taking the towl from his nephew and began to dry himself. Kagome was quick to mash the herbs together and get them down Rin's throat. She then dried her and dressed her in some of her strange clothes. A sullen Yukana appeared at his side with his clothes and would not meet his gaze. When Kagome finished she threw a lighter blanket over Rin, brushing the stray strains of hair that fell across her face.
"She has come into her powers now. That much is obvious." She looked up at Sesshoumaru. "She's stressed the baby. She could have miscarraged today but she didn't for that we are luck." She looked back down at Rin. "She'll be fine, the baby too, from now on. If she gets pregnant again she'll still get terrible morning sickness for the first few months but other then that, IF she's not stressed, she'll be fine." Kagome smiled at both youkai and hanyou in front of her.
Inuyasha came to sit next to Kagome, taking her in his arms. Sighing Kagome leaned tiredly back into his arms. "She will need to stay here for a few more days then, providing we haven't spoiled Ah-Un to much, you both can go home." She grinned. Sesshoumaru looked unpassive, but Yukana seemed to cheer up. "I'll even cook some ramen and oden." Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrow but other then that he said nothing. His half brother's mate was strange that was for sure. But still he needed to talk to his half brother, as much as he hated it.
Later after they had eaten, all but Sesshoumaru, he, the youkai in question, stood. His steady gaze fell on Inuyasha, who was fully awear of it, but ignored him to finish telling his son good night. When his son had run off into the ajoining room where he and his sister slept Inuyasha turned back to Sesshoumaru. The two went outside to stand by the lake.
"How do you do it?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly not even looking at Inuyasha. Inuyasha just raised his eyebrow not quite sure what he was talking about.
"How do I do what?"
"How can you stand being hanyou? How can you stand having the worry of putting your mate in danger? How can you handle loving those pups who aren't even hanyous?" Sesshoumaru said annoyed. Inuyasha was rather shocked to hear Sesshoumaru ask such questions. Reflecting Inuyasha hesitated to answer wondering if his brother would somehow use his answer against him.
"I just want to know. I thought you had figured out that though we may not be friendly with each other, our wives have. Which means that we are closer then we have been in a long time, if ever." Neither one said anything for a short time.
"Danger is always unavoidable, but ours is doubled because we have the Shikon no Tama. But you're there to protect her, although when she is well ask if she'd like to learn how to defend herself. Teach her. It'll give you an excuse to be with her, but don't forget she might want some time alone too." He grinned impishly up at his half brother. But then he turned serious. "Remember that they are your pups, Sesshoumaru. You'll love them no matter what or who they are. I love my pups. I know they will be strong. Even though they are hanyous you'll love them.
And," He couldn't help but grin at the expression on Sesshoumaru's shocked face. He sounds wiser then his years should provide, Sesshoumaru thought looking at his half brother. "knowing you you'll teach them everything you know." He gave a mock snear. "And knowing your luck they won't have these." He pulled on his own. His expression turned sad remembering his mother and the sad memories of his childhood. Sesshoumaru in an uncharacteristic gesture placed his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder in a comforting gesture. They fell into silence again. Sesshoumaru looked up into the star filled sky, finding a new repect for his hated half brother.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ THE END!....Just kidding! HA! Okay I know that the brothers were acting a bit strange but hey what can I say! I hope this was as good for you as it was for me to write! See I'm not so mean, some times. R+R! Or no more!...just kidding..again!