Ch8

Sesshoumaru stopped in mid attack… he heard his name being called. And whoever called him was in great pain…

"Tsuyara…" he whispered, he knew it was her… he discarded the fight he was in with is half brother, leaving him and his companions behind.

"HEY!" Inuyasha yelled… he was in a fight and was not going to let Sesshoumaru get away. He ran towards his bother, seeing him not too far ahead.

"GET BACK HERE COWERED!" Inuyasha yelled annoyed. Sesshoumaru ignored him.

Sango, Kagome, Shipou and Miroku followed on Kirara's back. Jaken and Rin rode on the back of the Ah-Un. All hoping to find out why Sesshoumaru left in such a sudden hurry. They had heard his name being called… but when he heard it, obvious fear had covered his face.

Sesshoumaru ran, he ran fast… Inuyasha was not too far behind him, but Inuyasha found it hard to keep up with him. For a short time Inuyasha lost sight of his brother. He had run around a group of trees.

Sesshoumaru came to a village… complete horror struck him as he saw Tsuyara with Kagura pushing a sword through her neck. Tsuyara was on her knees till Kagura ripped the sword away and the female hanyou fell to the ground. Sesshoumaru couldent move… he tried but, he just couldent move… he was paralyzed.

Inuyasha spotted his brother again, standing there. He ran forward planning on attacking him… but when he came closer he sensed a very bad vibe coming from Sesshoumaru… a saddened vibe, he walked next to Sesshoumaru and saw the look of horrible fear in his eyes. Inuyasha surveyed the scene, he gasped silently. Kagura took a feather from her hair and flew away before either Youkai could do anything. Sesshoumaru slowly walked to Tsuyara's side. Fear and emotional pain swept over him. Kagome and the others all came. She opened her mouth to speak to Inuyasha but he put a hand to her mouth and pointed to Sesshoumaru. They all gasped, and some said "oh no." it was silent.

Sesshoumaru fell to his knees, he picked Tsuyara up and rested her head on his lap.

"T-Tesu?" he whispered, his voice broken. He buckled over and laid his hand on her chest… he began to cry, saying her name again.

"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome tried to grab his attention.

"I-is she dead?" Sango asked.

"She's dead alright. I can smell it." Inuyasha said somberly.

"But wait… he can bring her back… his Tenseiga…" Miroku stated, Sesshoumaru sent a very deadly glare at him… Jaken spoke up.

"His sword has been broken for 4 years." Every one looked at Sesshoumaru.

"Who broke it? How?" Inuyasha said, yeah… his sword broke one time but he would have never thought that Sesshoumaru's sword ever would.

"Tsuyara did… she broke it…" Sesshoumaru muttered. He held her tightly in his arms.

"H-how? Isn't she a hanyou like me?" Inuyasha almost didn't believe this.

"We don't know how she was able to break it… but that was why the two had departed. The pieces were lost and she accepted to find all the pieces on her own." Jaken explained. Inuyasha walked over to his brother and put a hand to his shoulder. Sesshoumaru flinched and pushed his hand away.

"Leave me alone!" he yelled, his voice still broken and filed with anger and sadness.

"Sesshoumaru? Let us help you. We can get your sword fixed." Inuyasha said… every one looked at him, shocked that he was trying to help someone that he was just trying to kill. Inuyasha glanced at all of them as to say ' I don't care what you think'

"You wish to help me? Why?" Sesshoumaru looked up at him, his eyes full of tears.

"If any thing ever happened to Kagome… I don't know what I'd do. That's why." Inuyasha said… Kagome blushed hearing him say that. Sesshoumaru looked down at Tsuyara, then nodded.

"Ok…" he muttered. Why he was going to let them help him he didn't know. They helped him get Tsuyara onto Kirara's back. He rode with her still holding her in his arms. They hadn't traveled for too long before they reached Kaede's hut.

"I think it would be a smart idea if we leave Tsuyara here for now." Inuyasha said. Sesshoumaru looked up, he had been completely oblivious till now.

"Leave her? But I..." Sesshoumaru began to say… Kagome smiled.

"Its ok Sesshoumaru Kaede is a good friend of ours and a great Priestess. She'll take good care of her." She assured. They walked into Kaede's hut, Sesshoumaru stayed just out side.

"Hello my friends. What brings ye here?" she asked.

"We need to ask you a favor Kaede." Sango asked. They all pointed to Sesshoumaru just out side.

"Lord Sesshoumaru… may I ask ye why he is here?" she asked curious. Inuyasha pointed at Tsuyara.

"Look a little closer." he said.

"Oh my… what happened?" she asked.

They told her every thing, and how Sesshoumaru had fallen in love with her. Sesshoumaru hardly spoke he sat by Tsuyara's side the entire time. She was on a makeshift bed, covered by a blanket. Sesshoumaru put a hand on her forehead and felt her cold skin. Kaede looked at him and smiled with sympathy.

"I promise child… I will take good care of her." Sesshoumaru said nothing.

Inuyasha stood up.

"Its late. I think we should worry about what we should do after we get some rest." He said… then his stomach growled.

"Hungry Inuyasha?" Kagome smiled. Inuyasha blushed a little.

"Heh.. I guess so." He smiled. " You got any ramen?" he asked hopingly. Kagome rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Yeah I have ramen… lets get some cooked up for every one. Ok?" she said then looked to Sesshoumaru. He still looked very sad.

"Hey Sesshoumaru, why don't you come join us?" she asked, Sesshoumaru was just a little startled.

"No, thank you, I…" his stomach growled. He blushed too.

"Looks like you might be hungry too." Kagome smiled "common, we're trying to help you so you can at least accept it." She said. Sesshoumaru reluctantly nodded and stood up. He looked down at Tsuyara and sighed as he walked out side. As they did they heard a slap. Miroku had tried to touch Sango yet again, and as always received a visible hand shaped mark on the side of his face.

"PERVERT! WHEN WILL YOU EVER LEARN!" Sango yelled. Inuyasha shook his head.

"He won't learn, haven't you noticed. Oh hey Kagome, looks like you actually got Sesshoumaru to leave Tsuyara for longer then a second!" Inuyasha mocked playfully. Sesshoumaru glared.

"Shut up." He growled.

"Hey! I'm only trying to cheer you up." Inuyasha growled back.

"Sit him please…" Sesshoumaru said to Kagome just to test Inuyasha's patients.

"Oh common both of you! I don't think this is the best time to start fights. Inuyasha be nice! Sesshoumaru don't make me and Kaede give you a necklace like Inuyasha's!" Sesshoumaru hushed right then. Inuyasha on the other hand… well it led up to him being sat.

Every one ate their ramen and went to a hut to sleep… Sesshoumaru though, hadn't touched it. Inuyasha, who stayed up, looked at him

"You should eat something you know." He said.

"I'm not hungry." Sesshoumaru said, Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He stood up and sat next to him.

"Fine if you don't want it I'll have it." Inuyasha said… Sesshoumaru refused… his stomach growled.

"You are too hungry." Inuyasha laughed. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and ate a small bite, this was actually the first bite he took, and he looked down at the bowl strangely.

"What is this? It tastes strange…" he said taking another bite, apparently he liked it.

"Its food from Kagome's time…"Sesshoumaru looked at him strangely.

"Her time? What do you mean by that?" he asked. Inuyasha laughed.

"Oh I suppose you don't know huh?"

"Don't know what?"

Inuyasha told him about the well and how he and Kagome can go back and forth through time using it.

"So that's why she dresses so oddly." Sesshoumaru seemed to have brightened his mood from this. Inuyasha smiled about this… why he wanted to help his brother he wasn't sure. But for some reason it felt good.

"Inuyasha, why are you helping me? Really?" Sesshoumaru said his eyes sadden again as he looked towards the hut where Tsuyara lay.

"Are you ok?" Inuyasha didn't answer his question but Sesshoumaru sighed.

"No… no, Inuyasha I'm not ok. I'm a heartless Youkai who shouldn't have the right to love any one… or live for that matter." Sesshoumaru said quietly, his voice full of guilt. Inuyasha was shocked by his words… very shocked.

"You shouldn't say things like that. I may not like you at all, but you're still my brother and I don't like the idea of you acting suicidal." Inuyasha said this with concern but still had a sense of stubborn pride… like he always dose. Sesshoumaru stood up and walked to Tsuyara's hut.

"I want to see her before I go to sleep for the night." Sesshoumaru said, Inuyasha watched him for a bit before following him. It felt strange being this near to Sesshoumaru and not be fighting, very strange. Sesshoumaru walked in, he saw Kaede sitting next to her, praying or something…

" Please… not to be rude, but may I be alone with her?" Sesshoumaru asked her, he was so quite it was hard to believe that Kaede heard him.

"Ye may, child." She smiled and walked out of the hut.

"Thank you…" he said as she left. He walked over to Tsuyara and sat down, holding her hand in his. Inuyasha sat at the doorway and watched him. Trying not to be noticed. That didn't work.

"Inuyasha I know your there." Sesshoumaru said quietly without moving his eyes from Tsuyara's face.

"Sorry… I'll go." Inuyasha said as he turned to leave.

"No… you're fine… I just…" he began to say before tears ran down his face. He kissed Tsuyara's hand, and mumbled her name. Inuyasha stayed at the door still not sure why he felt sympathy for Sesshoumaru.

"I'm sorry Tesu… I'm so sorry," Sesshoumaru mumbled "please forgive me" his voice was so broken it was hard to make out most of his words. "It's my fault she's dead… mine…" Sesshoumaru cried.

"How is it your fault? Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha didn't know what to say really.

"I told her to not come back till she found all the pieces of my sword… I kept the tip with out looking for her… I yelled at her for braking it when she didn't know how she did it… she went looking for all the pieces even though it wasn't her fault they were lost…" he kept rambling and blaming his self.

"Hey… you shouldn't beat your self up over this." Inuyasha tried to make him feel better.

"What do you know? If I had never told her to leave she wouldn't be dead!" Sesshoumaru yelled, then he broke into tears again.

"Why didn't you want me to leave? You hate me." Inuyasha wanted to get some answers but was also trying to change the subject.

"I do still hate you, but since she was a hanyou like you… I guess since I love her, I don't hate you as much as I did." Sesshoumaru almost had a smile.

"I understand, you remember the time she told you not to call me a hanyou like you did because she was also one." Inuyasha assumed, Sesshoumaru nodded. Inuyasha yawned. " You should get some sleep." Inuyasha said as he walked out of the hut. Sesshoumaru just nodded. He looked at Tsuyara again, stroking her face.

(I promise, this will get funny again soon… R&R)