Cherry Blossoms of White Death
Full Summary : Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Born as twins who live a extremely sheltered life in a old mansion. As children the two grew very close to one another but a accident happened forever breaking the bond and changing Sesshoumaru's way of hearing. Holding a grudge against Inuyasha for the childhood accident and still becoming adjusted to being deaf, Sesshoumaru also has to accept something else. Something he holds secret and is at times frightened of. His special power that no one can know about. The power to see what others cannot. Blessed with the gift he always thought was a curse will be the only thing to help the twins out, once they become lost in All God's Village. A place that is rumored to have disappeared during the eve of a sacred ceremony. A ceremony where one twin must kill the other. Will Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru be able to escape and finally be able to love each other? Or will they go through with the ritual and finally be able to no longer be brothers? Based on the game Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly.

Disclaimer/Notes :I don't own the characters of Inuyasha nor the characters of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. Story title was even named after the Dir en grey song, "304 goushitsu, hakushi no sakura." However, I do own this story, and in the future I'm planning on taking over the world and claiming it as mine! But until that time, I will just have to write fan fictions. In the very beginning of the story, it is Inuyasha thinking to Sesshoumaru. That's why he refers to him as 'you'. Then, the second part is Inuyasha talking to you. I hope that makes sense? The story is PG-13 for now, but that may change later on. Also, all apologizes for misspelling and punctuation errors. I'm only human. Or at least, I think I am human.

Inuyasha: (sniffs Hamona) Yeah, she's human, all right. (makes sour face)

Hamona: (slaps Inuyasha) I don't smell that bad!

Sesshoumaru: (sniffs Hamona) You humans all smell the same to me. (makes sour face)

Hamona: (frowns) Well, you dog people smell bad too.

(Sesshoumaru & Inuyasha get in fighting stance)

Hamona: Heh, um, on with story! (gulp)


Chapter One - Living in a Cocoon

" If we could only meet again... "


I have dreamed dreams of many. Dreams that are broken, due to the fact, I've always been cursed with never being able to fully complete them. I awake slowly at first, stirring slightly, until I am fully awake and aware of your presence. My eyes begin to widen, as I turn over to my side, seeing your smiling face leaning against the headboard on my bed. I am scared. My muscles tense up and I feel my heart beginning to race. My breathing increases to a near pant before I instinctively press my body further into my bedding, wanting so desperately to get away from your haunting figure, but I am paralyzed. I cannot escape. I don't want to look at you anymore, even if it so reminds me of the very face I see in the mirror everyday. Just feeling you near me, almost against my skin. All the memories come crashing back down on me, bringing me to much guilt to bare. I have to shut my eyes because I can't stand it anymore. I can't stand what I did to you. I can't stand me. Me. Who reminds me so much of you.

If we would have only become one the way I thought. I could be happy. I could finally be one with you, dear brother. The idea of being one with you makes me calm and I am no longer scared. I open my eyes and see you are no longer there beside me. Perhaps, you were only a memory or a ghost? I sigh sadly to myself, feeling my eyes blur up with hot tears. I dig my fingers into my sheets tugging them forcefully against my hand. Soon enough, I would cut off the circulation, but that alone would be of no use to me. I want to end my life, just like I ended yours. I want to become a beautiful, crimson butterfly just like you, Sesshoumaru. Sometimes, I think, that things would have turned out better if we would have only promised each other... we'd always be together.


I sometimes wish I didn't have a brother or a twin for that matter. I mean, don't you find it somewhat creepy knowing someone else is running around with almost the same face as you? Well, don't you? Heh, I guess, I'm asking too much to have you agree with me, just yet. But you have to find it somewhat weird, right? What! You still don't? Keh! Who asked you anyways? Oh, right. I did. Wait, you don't even know me yet! So, let me introduce myself. I'm not really good at this sort of thing since I've never really been around other people before. I bet you think I'm odd now, don't you? Your going to run away, aren't you? Your not? Hmph, I guess I might have misjudged you. MIGHT HAVE! Don't go on and get all overly excited over something as stupid as that.

Anyway, getting back to the point. I have met other people, but the people I've met work around the house. You know like my maids, the gardener, the butler, my teacher! Aside from them my brother and my father, I have never met anyone else. I've never had a girlfriend, never had a crush, never been to Disneyland! Never had a friend. If you haven't guessed it by now, I've never even seen the outside world! Don't get me wrong, I've been outside before. Outside my house. Hell, I've been outside and ended up getting lost in the woods, but I've never truly been out. You know, away from this stupid, old house! Everyday I dream of what it would be like to see the world. To go to Paris, France just lay back and absorb the moonlight. Something as simple as that is everything to me, I just want to be free! I hate it here.

I'm all alone and no one even cares. My father hasn't spoken to me in almost a year. It seems much longer then that but I marked my calendar, so I could count the days in my lifetime we spent together. Although, we've never spent the day together, ever. You see when me and Sesshoumaru were born, my mother died. She died while giving birth. She died while having me. Not Sesshoumaru. Me. Not that anyone sees it as that except me and my father, but then again he's always just blamed both of us for her death. He's never flat out said it, but he's always hated us. The day we were born he didn't even want to look at us. He just casted us aside and locked himself in his room, for a very long time. All the servants had thought he had died, but one day he finally came out, and when he did, he still didn't care to see us. I don't really care anymore. Although, I used to not feel like that. I used to cry about it, but I grew up and now I don't cry.

My brother Sesshoumaru is a whole different story, though. One I'd rather not go into, just yet.

I think I was born with a curse put on me. A curse to take away something of importance to those I love. Although, I can tell you now I do not love my father. I hate him for hating me. Yet, my feelings for my brother are very different. Although, I would forever deny it. I do really love my twin, Sesshoumaru, and I would give anything to go back into the past and change what happened. If I would have only listened to him when we were children he would still be able to hear. He could be normal, just like me. That is.. if he wanted to be like me. I doubt he would because he hates me so much. I know everything's all my fault, but every now and then, it would be nice if people didn't have to constantly remind me of it! Sometimes, I think, everything would have been much better if I would have never been born...

I think too much.

At least, that's what Kaede always tells me. Kaede is my teacher and in some ways, she's a lot like a mother to me. I've known her my entire life and she's always been there for me. I've always pictured my real mother as being just like her. Well, except in my head my mother is like 1,000 years younger and at all cost she would never EVER wear horrible old lady perfume! Yuck! I don't know why anyone would want to smell like that...


(A/N:) Sorry it was so short. Future chapters will be longer, of course. Hope you enjoy and remember to review! If you review my story, I'll review yours.