Polka dot: yeah...i was trying to look at the story and chapter eight disapeared....it's back now thou. inu was naked because after sess found him was was not doing to well, and so sess striped him and put him in bed, and the thing with sess being sick is italics are him remebering what happened in the past, so non-italics (also when it's first person) is when it's the 'present' from the begaining of when you first meet sess, so right now it's after the battle with inu when sess's arm was cut off, and i need vol 7 (whitch is at my libary) before i can move forward with the 'present'. did that help clear things up for you at all?

Revlofantasy: your getting more, don't die on me!

GoTrinba: i still think the scene in my head was better...but i guess it came out ok...

CHAPTER NINE: THOSE CURSED

"Sess!"

Sesshomaru turned, waiting for Inuyasha to catch up. "Yes small one?"

Inuyasha stilled growled when ever Sesshomaru used his old nicknmae, but he was too happy to be loved to mind that much. "Why the hell did you have to start calling me that again? It was bad enough when i actuly WAS small..." Sesshomaru laughed.

It had been several weeks already, and thpu Sesshomaru had showed Inuyasha some things that one could do with a mouth, he had not yet fully claimed the hanyou as his. Yet.

And, with kuck, he wouldn't have to for a while yet. Between the fact that he now never wanted to leave this place again, and he never wanted their father to find out, that was the main reason Inuyasha was not yet truely his.

Their father must never know.

----

Inuyasha lay curled in Sesshomaru's lap as he sat against the wall, both taking comfort in eachother's warmth during what was the coldest day of the year.  Inuyasha's hand drifted up to rest on his brother's cheak.

"Sess?" he whispered.

"Hm?" Sesshomaru glanced down to meet amber eyes.

"Why do you love me?"

The youkai smiled slightly. "Because I do, and I can't stop that."

"Do yopu want to stop it?"

"I did."

"And now?"

"Now I'd rather lose my arm that let you go, even for an instant" (irony anyone?)

"Hm. Good." Inuyasha snuggled deeper into his brother's embrace. Said brother's only reacation to to hold him tighter.

"I love you. Now and forever."

"Will you love me forever?"

"Yes. Now will you stay with me forever? And never forget?"

Inuyasha laughed. "I could never forget you Sess."

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fell sliente, content to sit together, holding one another.

Their father stood watching them, having heard every word. "Oh, my beatiful son. He  will forget you. I will make him, for you do not deserve happyness. And I will make sure you never have it. I will tear your heart out and make you eat it before I'm done."

I had a whole day off school and that's the best i can do? i'm pathitic...oh well, i had to run. do algebra, and the computer was freezing earlier /growl/ not very happy with it. So....who else gets the feeling sess and inu's dad isn't overly fond of having his son's together? especaily since he doesn't seem to like sess.../i know in the actul magna and anamie their dad isn't this mean, he;s actuly really cool, but i feel like making him an jackass for this story so..../