Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me. I Don't even own Soun Yee entirely. The character herself is mine but the name I snatched from MASH.

.Sesshomaru's Forbidden Bonds

Alternate Ending One: Love's Shattered Pieces

The blast from the windscar had obliterated everything within a hundred yard radius. Everything from the courtyard, the castle, even some of the surrounding forest was destroyed. The sun finally peeked through the horizon to the leveled battleground now laid in ruin.

Inuyasha gazed in confusion of the destruction.

"Inuyasha you did it!" Kagome yelled running to him from under a pile of rubble.

He was about to hug her when she slapped him right across the face. "HEY! What'd did you do that for?!"

"YOU IDIOT! YOU ALMOST GOT US KILLED WITH THAT BLAST! I KNOW YOU HATE YOUR BROTHER BUT THAT DIDN'T MENT YOU COULD DESTROY EVERYTHING IN SIGHT WITH EVERYONE IN IT!!"

"Hey that wasn't my fault! That was supposed to be a small scar not a cataclysmic one!"

"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!!!" screamed two very pissed off voices where the end of the castle was. Out from under the rubble Sango, Kirara,and Miroku dragged themselves to the open air. "It could be that the power of the Tetsiga and the energy from the hellflames reacted together and collided into the cataclysm." The monk said whipping a mountain of dirt off his face.

Sango gasped in shock at what laid ahead of them, "Look."

At the center of the once was courtyard under a mounds of dust were the slightest figures of Soun Yee and Sesshomaru.

Everyone remained quiet in uncertainty.

Kagome: "Are…they still alive."
Miroku: "They should be. Unless the Tenseiga couldn't protect them in time."

Inuyasha: "Well there's only one way to find out. Let's go."

Slowly they approached the couple on the ground. Their cloths were badly burned and patches of skin were charred. Sesshomaru's boa was all but gone and his hair was shorter and blackened.

"So what is the likelihood they'd survived?" Sango asked looking over the bodies.

Kagome knelt down to Inuyasha who was sniffing them carefully, "Are they alright?"

"(Sniff sniff) I can't say. With all this smoke and ash still in the air it's hard to sense any life from them."

"Then we'll just have to find out manually." Miroku said as he gently moved them apart to examine their faces, and also passing his hand over Soun Yee's butt.

Suddenly he felt a hard jab in his stomach and keeled over.

Inuyasha: "Well, at least one of them is alive."

Soun Yee opened her eyes to an agonizing Miroku, "Grrr, get off me!" shooting up off her back she slapped him so hard he flew to the other side of the 'courtyard'.

Sango starred at him and smiled, "I've got to ask her how to do that."

Kagome then asked Soun Yee with joy and concern, "Are you alright? You had us worried."

She looked at her with a unsure look in her eyes, "Yes, I believe so. But what happened?"

"You and Sesshomaru were trapped in Naraku's dome of fire. Thankfully Inuyasha got the Tenseiga back to you in time." Sango explained to her. Miroku limped back to the group.

Hearing the demon slayer's words Soun Yee looked over her right shoulder to Sesshomaru. He was still laying motionless, face first on the ground. "Sessh? Sesshomaru…are you there?" she nudged him slightly to wake him, but he just laid there with no reaction or signs of life.

Everyone at that moment slowly stepped away.

After Miroku staggered his way back to the others he placed a hand on the side of Sesshomaru's neck. He waited, the lowered his head to hide his eyes, "I'm sorry Soun Yee. He's dead."

The women gasped and turned their heads away to their men. Soun Yee starred at Miroku trying to see if he was tricking her, "No. Please tell me you're joking. He can't be dead. He…he just can't…."

Miroku: "I'm sorry but he is."

Inuyasha: "I don't get it! The Tenseiga should have protected him."

Kagome: "Not unless he had the sword protect Soun Yee instead."

Sango: "Then he should have been saved from the fire aswell."

Miroku: "He would, accept that they both were infected by Naraku's poison shards. The sword probably could only save one from both threats, or both from only one danger. Even the greatest blades has it limits."

Soun Yee lifted his head from the ash-covered ground onto her lap. She brushed off some soot and hair from his face hoping against all that the monk was wrong. Alas, he remained still. Motionless. His skin was paler than before and laid limb. on her lap. All life had left his body. "Sessh…. no…. don't go…. Sesshomaru!" she collapsed over her husband crying into the remains of his cloak.

Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's waist pulling him in. Sango and Miroku stepped closer together as they all watch the newfound widow mourn.

Kagome looked up to see Inuyasha was starring at the ground holding back the tears. "Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha: "He really did love her. He loved a human so much he was willing to sacrifice himself to protect her. How could I have been so blind? Now Soun Yee's…."

Kagome looked around till she was the Tenseiga laying on the ground with the other swords, "He wouldn't use the Tenseiga to revive Sesshomaru. Even if he now understands him." She gazed back at the hanyou noticing that his eyes had gone red. She jumped out of the way in fright, "Inuyasha?!"

Inuyasha knelt down to pick up a sword. Everyone starred at him slightly scared.

Miroku: "Inuyasha, what are you doing?"

Soun Yee held her desisted husband closer at the sight of hanyou's actions.

A demonic wind soon blew around the demolished courtyard, manipulated by the half demon. "I hate to do this, but it can't be helped."

Sango sprung in front of him and spread her arms out, "Oh no you won't. We know you hate your brother but that doesn't mean you can cop him to pieces after he's gone." She gasped at the blood red tint in his eyes.

Inuyasha: (Slowly) "Move the girl away."

Heeding that warning Miroku and Kagome rushed to Soun Yee and pulled her from Sesshomaru.

"What are you doing? No!" the widow shouted as she was ripped off from her husband. She fought against them till Miroku wrapped his arms around her and held her close. "Something's wrong with Inuyasha."

Kagome: "We think his demon blood is trying to gain control again. We don't want you to get hurt."

Soun Yee gazed in horror as the winds began to pick up. The demon stood above her dead beloved with rage in his eyes, "You owe me." Without a moment to regard or remorse he slashed the sword at the corpse.

She struggled out just enough to get a final view before the energy light blinded her, "Sesshomaru!"

As the light diminished airborne dust and ash clouded the air. Soun Yee fell to her knees with only the girl and monk to support her.

"Soun Yee; it's going to be alright." Kagome said in a slight whisper rubbing her shoulders.

She just starred at the ground, tears overflowing her eyes with grief. In her mind kept seeing his face from various times; everything they've been through together; the day they met, the battles they fought, their midnight laughter, to their confessing their love in the Yasha-coy gorge. Each thought struck another memory to come, his rarely seen smile was stuck in her head and she couldn't get it out. "Seesh…. I'm sorry I doubted you. Could you ever forgive me." Soun Yee said in a muffled whisper. Her supporters stepped away leavening her to resist falling to the ground on her own. (recall to 'The Begining' if you don't remember what she's talking about.)

She sobbingly held her head in her hands to hide the tears that were pouring down her face. Her heart had shattered into more pieces than the sacred jewel.

A warm gentle hand soon touched the side of her face, stroking her left cheek gently to calm her down. Soun Yee looked up; through tired tear-struck eyes she saw Sesshomaru at eye level smiling sweetly down at her.

"Sessh? …. Is it really you?"

Sesshomaru nodded, "Yes, it is."

Waves of joy swept over her as she dove into him. she wrapped her arms around his waist praying it wasn't a cruel dream.Sesshomaru wrapped his arm tightly around her to reassure her that he was alive, "Shh, it's alright Soun. There's no need to cry. I'm here." He said breathing hard, struggling not to cry for leaving herin death.

Kagome smiled at the reunited couple, and then gazed over to Inuyasha, "You used the Tenseiga to bring back Sesshomaru didn't you?"

He grinned, "Yep. I had to increase my demon energy since dad designed the Tetaiga to be held by humans and the Tenseiga to be held by demons. Plus I wanted to scare you guys!" Inuyasha smiled evilly while laughing.

Annoyed at his little joke Kagome inhaled deeply and shouted, "SIT!"

Inuyasha gazed out at the horizon from the cliffside not far from the meeting hut. He was thinking about everything that had happened the other night and what he learned about his brother.

"(Sigh) And I thought this was going to be a quiet meeting."

He then turned his head to see Sesshomaru approaching from the brush, "What are you doing here? Haven't you left yet?"

"We will. After the others rest a while."

Inuyasha: "Can't say I'd blame them. This had been one of the busiest nights yet."

Sesshomaru stepped closer till they were five feet apart, "For what you've done today…I thank you." he practically choked out while turning his head to the side.

Inuyasha was shocked at first but retained his composer, "Save your flattery, I didn't do it for you. I did it for Soun Yee."

Sesshomaru looked back at his brother, surprised by his answer.

Inuyasha: "She really loves you. And I thought it was only an act this whole time. (turning back to Sesshomaru) Don't you dare loose her, brave women like that are hard to come by."

The older demon nodded, "You seem to find plenty of them."

"True. But I don't let it go to my head." The half demon said showing off a cheesy grin.

Sesshomaru laughed only slightly but his brother heard, "You know she's right."

He stopped to stare at him questionably.

Inuyasha: "You really do have a nice laugh."

Sesshomaru resumed his emotionless expression and was about to walk away.

Inuyasha then called out "Hey wait! I was hoping we could talk."

Sesshomaru: (turning back) "Talk?"

"Yeah you know, until the girls are ready to go."

The elder brother walked back toward the cliffside next to Inuyasha, "Oh well."

They stood to watch the sun for a while, saying nothing to each other all that time.

Inuyasha: "Sooo….eh, what was it like being human 24/7?"

That broke the hard barrier of ice that had separated them for half a century.

After talking for hours they soon found some common ground with each other. By mid afternoon the dog demon brothers headed back to the hut, overhearing a conversation between Soun Yee and Kagome about their least favorite subject.

Kagome: "No way! Sesshomaru snores?!"

Soun Yee: "Yep. It's normally quiet, but as soon as summer hits watch out. And Inuyasha?"

Kag: "Well I don't know about snoring, but if you rub behind his ears just right his foot comes up and scratched his ears."

Soun: "His WHOLE foot?! Darn, and I can only get Sessh's twitch."

Kag: "Yep, and did I mention he uses the Tetsaiga to trim his toenails?"

Soun: "Gross! At least he doesn't sharpen Tokejin and the Tenseiga on poor Jaken."

Both brothers starred at each other questionably.

Inuyasha: "Snoring?"

Sesshomaru: "Toenails?"

Kagome snagged a bite of her rice ball, "You know, I think this rivalry between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru has gone on long enough."

Soun Yee: "You're right. We should visit more often. I'll bee sure to have Sessh leave Tokejin behind when we do."

Kagome: "And if Inuyasha makes any trouble I'll just have to say sit, and he'll be under control."

No doubt as soon as she said that Inuyasha fell face first into the ground. Sesshomaru grinned slightly at the 'fallen' hanyou. "Well I guess there's another thing we have in common."

Inuyasha: (Gets up) "Yep, henpecked."

END

Kagome: "Sooo… what's that fluffy thing on his shoulder for?"

Well....How was it? Alternate Ending Two will be comming up soon.