After what seems forever, the stupid authoress decides to type ch. 2. I hope you like it!


Ch. 2:Real World Problems

Inuyasha and Kagome pulled their helmets off at 9:50.

"Wow," she cried. "It's so late! I didn't realize the time!"

She grabbed her backpack and things.

"See you tomorrow, koibito!"

"W-wait Kago…"

She was out of the door before Inuyasha finished.

"Is it safe out there?" he whispered.

His stomach interrupted his train of thought.

"Oh, yeah. Dinner."

Inuyasha pulled a Tupperware container of rice from the microwave and served himself a meager portion. He was getting tired of plain food such as this. When their father had been around, there were more things to eat and a lot more days in which they ate out. Sesshoumaru had even then taken after his deceased mother as the cook of the house, for even Inuyasha's mother had passed on, unfortunately (She had died when he was three), and Touga Inu Taisho was no cook himself. He couldn't even microwave his own oatmeal and the last time he had tried to make cold cereal, he had spilt the entire gallon of milk all over the counter and somehow, the bowl of cornflakes had ended up on his head.

However, he ate without complaint and brushed his teeth like a good kid should before going into his room. Now that he didn't have his brother hovering over him to make him do his homework though, he felt that he needed to do it.

"Damn moral fiber!" he cursed. Still muttering, he pulled his Trigonometry book out and flipped to the page he needed. Being a junior in high school was so annoying!

On the last five Trig problems, he fell asleep. His head rested on the book and he snored softly. It was, after all, eleven o'clock.

In his chair, Sesshoumaru set his controller down and logged out of the World. He yawned hugely, stretching and scratching his left ear with his right hand. He licked his lip, feeling the huge, scabbed over split where Inuyasha had drop-kicked him into the coffee table. In addition, his head thumped dully under its bandage, as if it had its own heartbeat. He headed for Inuyasha's room, hoping the younger of the two brothers had forgiven him for his cruel words about Izayoi yesterday.

"Inuyasha logged out late. The idiot."

Sesshoumaru winced as a wave of dizziness caused him to stumble and lean on the wall for a moment. After it passed, he took a closer look at where Inuyasha had begun to drool on problem 19.

"Feh. Typical Inu."

Carefully, he lifted his brother up from the chair, holding him like a child for a moment before tucking him into bed. Sesshoumaru's black hair fell like a curtain over Inuyasha until he decided to straighten and walk away. Tiredly, he took a warm shower before slipping into a pair of blue sleeping pants. It was then that he looked back into Inuyasha's room and decided to finish the last problems on the page.

After that, he rose up from the chair and pulled the door shut to the room, but not before murmuring three words to the sleeping boy.

"Goodnight, little Inuyasha.


Sorry the chapters short. That's just how they come out when they get written. The next one should be longer. Those of the inquisitive nature should tell me that they want me to update. That's how you get what you want.

R and R, pretty please!