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Inuyasha sat quietly, finishing his rice as his mother proceeded to clean the dishes. Haitatsu sat curled up on his lap, purring contentedly. Suddenly, his ears pricked up. Something was outside. He set down his bowl and stood up. Haitatsu jumped to the floor and followed Inuyasha outside. Walking slowly towards the hut was a shadowed figure that was revealed as it stepped into the light of the hut. A smile spread across Inuyasha's face.

"Papa!" He leapt into the waiting arms of his father, who was currently in his human form.

"How's my little boy?"

"I'm fine! Guess what?"

"I couldn't possibly."

"My guardian angel gave me a present for my birthday!"

"Your birthday! That's right, your birthday was yesterday! I'm sorry I couldn't make it."

"That's okay, papa."

"So since when did you have a guardian angel?"

"Two days ago! She saved me from Hihan!"

"Really? What did she give you?"

"A cat! Haita, come here!"

Haitatsu mewed and jumped up onto Inuyasha's shoulder.

"Haita can get really big and she can fly! Show him, Haita!"

Haitatsu leapt down from Inuyasha's shoulder and transformed to her larger state in a flurry of flames. She then leapt into the air and circled around a few times before landing again.

"Neat, huh?"

"Very. Where's your mother?"

As if on cue, Tsuki stepped outside.

"Inuyasha, why didn't you finish your- Inutaisho!"

"Hello, Tsuki."

Inutaisho stepped up to her and embraced her with one arm since the other was occupied with Inuyasha. He carefully set Inuyasha down to embrace his wife with both arms.

"Papa?"

"Hm?"

"Did Fluffy-sama come with you?"

"Well, actually- "

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Fluffy?" Another figure said as he stepped from the bushes.

"Sesshi-ru!" Inuyasha ran up and hugged the legs of the newest arrival, which happened to be the highest he could reach.

"Hello, little brother." Sessho-maru reached down and ruffled Inuyasha's hair.

Inutaisho smiled and turned back to his wife. "Guardian angels, Tsuki? You know such things don't exist."

"I know, but you've got to let a child believe something."

"We're going to stay the night, if that's alright with you."

"Of course. Family is always welcome here." She turned her attention to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, go and prepare the two guest rooms. Your father and brother are staying with us for the night."

"Yes, mother! Come on, Haitatsu!"

~Later that night~

Inuyasha crept quietly through the halls of his house, trying not to wake anybody in the process. He held Haitatsu close to his chest. It was comforting to have her with him and he didn't want to go anywhere without her. And this was no exception. His golden eyes searched the dark until he found the room he was looking for. As quietly as he could, he opened the door, stepped inside, and closed the door behind him. He looked warily at the sleeping figure on the bed.

"S-Sesshi?"

The figure on the bed stirred.

"Sesshi-sama?"

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" Sessho-maru sat up and looked at his brother with piercing amber eyes. "What did you want?"

Inuyasha looked up at him sheepishly. "I, uh... I had a bad dream."

Sessho-maru's cold golden eyes softened.

"I'm sorry, Sesshi-sama." Inuyasha turned to leave.

"Come here."

Inuyasha turned around. "Huh?"

Sessho-maru patted the bed next to him. Inuyasha's eyes lit up.

"Can Haita come, too?"

"Who...?"

Inuyasha held up the cat.

"Whatever."

Inuyasha smiled and jumped up onto the bed next to Sessho-maru. Sessho-maru was only planning on letting him stay for a little while, but the hanyou soon fell asleep and Sessho-maru didn't have the heart to wake him. Sighing, he pulled the blankets over both the hanyou and himself and soon fell asleep as well.

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'Wow,' Kagome thought to herself as she silently watched the brothers from outside the house. 'That's the first time I've seen them together when they're not both trying to kill each other. They seem like they actually like each other. I wonder what happened between them to make them hate each other so much.'

~The next morning~

"Inutaisho! Sessho-maru! Inuyasha! Breakfast is ready!"

Inuyasha's ears twitched and he slowly opened his eyes. He yawned and stretched. He glanced over at the still-sleeping face of his brother. Then a smirk crawled across his face. He slowly inched his way over towards Sessho-maru. Haitatsu gave him a questioning mew.

"Shh," he told her. He inched forward until he was right next to Sesso-maru's ear. "WAKE UP!!!!" he shouted.

"GYAHHH!!!!" Sessho-maru leaped out of bed and landed on his butt on the other side of the room. Inuyasha rolled around on the bed, shaking with laughter. "You little whelp!"

Sessho-maru launched himself at Inuyasha who quickly leapt out of the room shouting "Breakfast is ready!"

"I know never to let you sleep with me again," Sessho-maru mumbled to himself. He made his way to the breakfast table and took a seat next to his father. Inuyasha helped his mother serve the food and then sat down himself. After he had finished his breakfast, Inuyasha crawled over to sit in his father's lap.

"So, how long are you planning on staying this time," Tsuki asked.

"We're at least going to stay the day," Inutaisho replied. "It's nice to spend at least a little time with the family."

"Great! Then Sesshi-ru can come play with me!" Inuyasha began to tug on Sessho-maru's sleeve

"At least let me finish my breakfast first!"

"OK! Come on, Haita!"

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Hihan watched as Inuyasha came into view with Haitatsu just behind.

'Just as I thought. He's got his precious kitty with him. This time we're ready, though.' He glanced at the spot where the fox trap was hidden. Then he and his friends stepped into view.

"Good morning, mutt."

Inuyasha glared daggers at Hihan. "I'm not afraid of you! Haita will protect me!"

Haitatsu took her cue and transformed into her larger self. But when she stepped forward, the fox trap snapped shut on her foot. She roared in pain and tried to pry the trap off, but it wouldn't budge. The trap was attached by a strong chain to a peg that was firmly planted in the ground, making it impossible to move very far in any direction.

"Who's going to protect you now, doggy?"

Hihan and his friends surrounded Inuyasha and he prepared for the worst.

"By all means, attack my brother if you wish to lose your arms." A tall figure stepped out from behind a nearby hut.

"Sesshi-ru!"

Sessho-maru stepped up next to Inuyasha and the boys quickly dispersed.

"Feh. Cowards," Sessho-maru muttered as he bent down to release Haitatsu from the trap.

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Well? How was it? I wasn't originally planning on bringing Sessho-maru in this chapter, but I thought about it and found a way to include him. So be happy, all you Sesshi fans! Don't forget to review! And I also have a brand new fic out right now. Please check it out if you have time!