AN: Well, I didn't get enough reviews. Oh well, I'm starting to like writing this fic, regaurdless the amount of reviews. I'm starting on other fics too, so yea, I might not update too often anymore, not that I never did. Well, hope you enjoy!

"Come out! I know you're there!" he shouted into the woods.

Nothing, until an arrow was shot at him. He caught it, then threw it back. The entity caught it. It walked out slowly.

"It has been a long time…otouto…" it sniggered.

"Sesshoumaru!" Eiji said confused.

"Wow, you actually remembered." Sesshoumaru sniggered. "Well, now, what do we have here? No weapon?" he added on.

Eiji got out his weapons from the future. "Oh, I wouldn't DARE to be without a weapon Sess." He sniggered back.

Sesshoumaru only laughed at this. He looked at his oh-so-sweet brother. They used to play together all the time, but something…happened I guess you could say. Maybe it was their deadbeat dad that made Eiji turn on him. He hadn't the slightest idea.

"Why my dear sweet Eiji, the attitude, please. Can't we just talk in peace for once?" Sesshoumaru told his brother.

"Why did you turn? I heard about it…The things you did, you do, everything. Why do you hate humans? What did they ever do to you? What did they ever do to make you hate them. They're just honest living people, with a few exceptions." Eiji asked while curling his fist into a ball.

"They are lower…" Sesshoumaru started, but got cut off.

"SHUT UP! Just shut up! I don't want to hear any of your bullshit answers!" Eiji shouted at his older brother.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, what's wrong?" asked a little girl walking out.

"Rin, I'm busy!" Sesshoumaru scolded.

Eiji's face then lit up. For the first time, he saw his brother with a human. He took his older brother's left hand into both of his.

"So is it true? Is it true that you don't really hate humans!" but his smile didn't last long.

Sesshoumaru retracted his hand from his brother's warm and tender grip that he really didn't want to get away from, but right now, he had a reputation to keep up. He then smacked his younger brother across the face. Eiji touched his cheek.

"Ha ha, I suppose that you think that's very funny." Sesshoumaru sneered.

Eiji then glared back up at his laughing older brother. Okay, that was kind of the last straw. Eiji was having a shitty day, and Sesshoumaru wasn't making it any better. He shot up and elbowed him in the stomach, making him fly into the nearest tree. Eiji dusted himself off.

"Still being caught off guard. Just like when we were younger." Eiji taunted.

He picked up his catch and started to walk towards the camp, until he was stopped by his brother's voice.

"You think you're so smart! HUH! Well we'll just see who the smart one is. I want a match, right here, right now!" Sesshoumaru shouted.

"Oh please Sess, don't waste my time." The younger brother said while still walking.

"Oh yeah, I forgot, YOU'RE STILL A GODDAMN CHICKEN-ASS COWARD!" Sesshoumaru tauntingly sneered.

That remark had Eiji stop dead in his tracks. He spun on his heel slowly as he looked into his brother's eyes.

"Excuse me? Do you wanna…perhaps, run that by me again?" he said while dropping his catch to the ground.

"You heard me." Sesshoumaru said ever-so calmly.

"If you want a match, you'll get one." Eiji said.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Sesshoumaru said while getting prepared to fight.

"But first…" Eiji started.

"Huh?" Sesshoumaru was dumbfounded.

"Let's eat something, shall we?" Eiji said with an ever-so sweet smile on his face.

That smile could drive a woman insane, a man too. He was so cute when he smiled like that. Sesshoumaru was speechless at first, but then nodded in agreement. He summoned over Rin and Jaken to sit down. Eiji cut up the fish, put it on plates, then served each one of them, fresh sashimi. Sesshoumaru's one and only personal favorite. Eiji gave them proper utensils to eat, and Sesshoumaru got right to it. Eiji smiled as he watched his brother eat the food. It's been so long since he's actually had a quiet meal with his older brother. He looked at Rin, who was skeptical about the whole raw fish idea, and examined them closely, checking for things.

"Hahahahaha, it's not poisoned if that's what you think." Eiji laughed lightly.

Rin looked up at him. "No it's not that. It's just…well, I'm usually used to my fish cooked." Rin said while surveying the fish.

Eiji nodded his head. He remembered when he used to be like that. Skeptical about everything he ate, judging what it tastes like just by the way it looks, but he was over that now, and now, he looks back at all of the wonderful food that he could have ate if he just tried them.

"Look, just put it in your mouth, and chew it. I used to be just like you, but then I figured out that you cannot judge a book by it's cover. If you don't like how it tastes, then don't eat it, and I'll be more than happy to cook it for you. But ONLY if you try it in this state." Eiji said while smiling at Rin.

She wasn't sure. She wished that he would just cook it for her. And he said that he would, but only if she tried it. She closed her eyes as she places a piece of sashimi into her mouth. She bit down. And to her surprise it wasn't good, no it wasn't good at all, it was delicious! She took stuck another piece into her mouth just to make sure that she wasn't dreaming. Yep, still the same great taste.

"You see. All you need to do is try. You'll never get anywhere if you don't." Eiji said as he started his own meal.

After Sesshoumaru finished,he mumbled thanks about feeding him and how he hasn't eaten in a while. He then took out his weapon.

"That was very kind of you, I'll give you that, to feed me, but it's not going to make me go any easier on you." Sesshoumaru said while taking his stance.

"I never thought that ani. But, don't expect me to go any easier on you either." Eiji said while getting into his battle stance.

"Mother's terms?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Father's terms." Eiji said with a glaring smile.

"Fight to the death, winner keeps all. Fine with me." Sesshoumaru stated.

"Then may the best youkai win ani."

"I intend to otouto."

"Ready"

"Set"

"…GO!"

And with that, they flew towards each other, metal against metal as they landed on the opposing side. They spun around and repeated. They did this several times before they got to the actual battle.

Their weapons crashed against each other. Sesshoumaru threw his sword in an upward diagonal direction, slicing Eiji across the chest. He grabbed his open wound.

"Does it hurt little brother?" Sesshoumaru taunted.

"Not a bit Sessy" Eiji spat back.

They collided their weapons together again and again. Sesshoumaru landed another slash, creating an "X" shape on his chest. Eiji grabbed his chest again as Sesshoumaru watched blood pour out from them.

"You're losing a lot of blood my sweet one." Sesshoumaru said as he attempted to take a step closer.

Eiji responded by jumping back up and clashing metal-on-metal. They kept colliding until Sesshoumaru landed a slash on his back. Eiji grunted in pain.

'No, this…this can't be happening! I'm losing too much blood!' Eiji thought to himself as his vision started to get blurry.

In the distance, a certain redheaded wolf demoness caught onto something.

"That's funny, the blood…the scent…it…it doesn't smell normal…" Ayame told herself.

She decided to check it out. She then disappeared.

Meanwhile, Eiji was still having a hard time with his older brother. Sesshoumaru managed to get another "X" on his back. Eiji insisted on fighting though. He kept clashing with his opponent.

"You fool, the more you try, the more you lose blood." Sesshoumaru said while deflecting his brother's attacks.

Eiji didn't answer back. He kept clashing his weapon end on end. He managed to keep away from getting sliced up some more, but the 2 "X's" on his body were not helping one bit.

Then, when all odds seemed to be against him. Someone came. Maybe not for him, but he sensed someone. Ayame appeared. Eiji looked up to her, and saw the futaba that she was carrying. Eiji reached out to her.

"Your…your sword…give it to me." Eiji said with a weak voice.

Ayame looked at him curiously. "This?" she said while pointing to her short sword to confirm.

"Yeah, give it too me!" he shouted before coughing up some blood.

Without wasted effort, she slid it to him. He concealed it from Sesshoumaru.

"This is the end for you brother." Sesshoumaru said as he raised his sword.

"Not if I can help it!"

And with that, Sesshoumaru swung his sword down to deal the finishing blow. Eiji swiftly moved out of the way just in time, took the short sword, and impaled it into his older brother. Sesshoumaru was surprised beyond words. He stood there, eyes wide open. Eiji took this time to punch and kick him a couple times. Sesshoumaru stumbled to the ground. He didn't move a single inch, he didn't talk a single word, he didn't breath a single breath. Eiji walked over to his now-slain older brother.

"You…you won…" Sesshoumaru said while coughing up major blood.

"Yeah…I guess I did." Eiji replied while kneeling next to his fallen older brother. Tears formed in his eyes.

"Shhhh, don't cry." Sesshoumaru said as he wiped a tear off of Eiji's face.

He still let out light tears. How could he not cry? That was his brother dying.

"I, Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western lands, herby pronounce you, Eiji, as the new lord." Sesshoumaru said weakly.

"No, no I cannot accept that responsibility. It's too great. Here, give me your tensaiga and…" and was cut off by his brother.

"No, I don't want to be revived. It was my dream to die by your hands. Not by another youkai, not by a damned human, and sure as hell, not by that sorry excuse of a half breed." Sesshoumaru said firmly.

"Oh yeah, well, too bad, because I'm…" and was cut off once again.

Sesshoumaru grabbed his brother by the collar of his haori and pulled him down.

"Now you listen to me good candy man, 'cuz I'm NOT going to lay here and be denied of one of my dying wishes, do you hear me!" Sesshoumaru shouted in his face.

"Yes sir!" Eiji snapped obediently.

"You…may have my two swords. The Tokijin, and the Tensaiga. Take them, you'll need them. They'll be more use to you than me." Sesshoumaru said with humor and laughed lightly.

"Also, promise me this."

"Anything, name it."

"Please…please take care of Rin and Jaken."

"What! You want me to take care of those two numbskulls!"

Sesshoumaru grabbed his collar again.

"I SAID YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM!"

"Okay! I will!"

"Good. Finally, my last wish…is to be buried. Burry me with a sakura flower. You know what they do to fallen corpses."

Eiji nodded. Sesshoumaru whispered something. Then, he took his last breath. Eiji's eyes watered.

"SESSHOUMARU!"

And with that, he punched the ground and cried into his fallen brother's chest. He sniffled, and pulled himself back together. He wiped his tears, and pulled out the sword that he used to kill his brother. He handed it back to Ayame.

"Thanks…" he whispered to her.

She nodded and took her sword back. She pretended to leave, but she hid in the trees, to see what was happening.

"Ani-dono!" Inuyasha shouted as the rest of the group followed behind, ready for battle.

All they saw was Inuyasha's 2 older brothers, one on the ground, the other one was crying against a tree.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Inuyasha said as he approached the crying form.

"Dead…he's dead…I killed him…"

"What? Who killed who?" Inuyasha said curiously.

Eiji pointed to his fallen brother. Inuyasha almost was about to burst into laughter and praise the lord, but he kept his big mouth shut, because he could see how much it hurt his older brother.

"Hey, um, don't worry about it, he was an asshole anyways." Inuyasha was about to say more, but he couldn't figure out what to say to him.

"Yea…I guess…" Eiji said dully.

He went over and told his 2 new companions about their lord's death, and how he promised to take them in. Jaken was sad, but Rin was too young to understand. She got it as Sesshoumaru left for a long time, so Eiji was taking over.

"So, what's your name?" Rin asked happily, as if none of this happened.

"Eiji…my name is Eiji…" he replied sadly.

"Lord Eiji. Nice to meet you, my name's Rin!" she said while bowing.

"Nice to meet you too Rin…"

"And my name is Jankotsu, Jaken for short." The little imp said.

"Pleasure…"

Eiji then felt lightheaded. He started to wobble back and fourth. Ayame shot from out of the trees.

"Dono!" and she caught him.

She placed his head in her lap, and saw that it was his wounds. She called over the rest of the group. They were a bit surprised to see that she was there, but they shrugged it off. When Sango saw him in her lap, she felt…jealous…but why?

'I hate the man. Why do I feel jealous!' Sango thought to herself.

She shrugged off the feeling, and helped the others help Inuyasha's only remaining family. Eiji opened his eyes, but just slightly.

"Rin…"

She looked up. "Lord Eiji?"

He put on a weak smile. "I'd like you to meet my friends. That's Sango, Kagome, Miroku, Shippou, and I take that you already know who he is." He said while pointing to Inuyasha.

She only nodded. She ran over to Kagome, and thrust herself into her arms.

"Is Lord Eiji going to be alright?" she asked.

"He's going to be just fine, Rin, he'll be just fine." Kagome said comforting the little girl.

He then closed his eyes. He fell unconscious. Inuyasha sniffed his brother. He was glad to find no infection.

"C'mon, I know a hot springs nearby that we can wash him up in." Inuyasha said while picking up his brother.

Eiji only heard echos, then, his entire world, sound, taste, touch, all went black.

AN: Okay! That was a little longer! Alright, I just wanna say, those of you who like Sesshoumaru, please don't flame me just because I made him die, okay? I mean, I don't flame those of you who make my favorite characters die, so just return the favor.