Author: essenceofthedark
Pairing: Inuyasha/Sesshomaru
Author's note: Yet another one, you all knows what happens to flames. (I got one here the other day... on my story "And then there were none" and it said "Ew ew ew ew ew that was gross! Inu-Yasha and Hojo kissing! Ew." hehe I started to laugh when I read it... what an argumentation that girl/boy had... hahahahahahahaha yeah right...).
TITLE'S CHANGED from Golden eyes to Kogane no Hitomi (which means practically the same), just figured the new title was more esthetique or something...
Omg, I can't believe that I killed off Miroku and Shippo in the last chapter sheds a tear for them okey, I had to, just killing Kagome wouldn't have worked, first: I need Inuchan to suffer and second: it would be far much 'disturbance' having Miroku & co around. I love making the characters suffer. However, I found it quite hard to find synonyms enough for crazed etc for this chapter, I almost ran out of alternatives . Well, enjoy:
Oh and sorry 'bout the delay... you know, school and such...
Chapter three: Cooperate?
Sesshomaru's view
I was walking through the woods in search for the crazy hanyouo, the one who had cost me my adopted daughter, when I caught several familiar scents. Naraku's scent and my brother's mixed with the stench of ningeno and some youkaio blood. Right then I couldn't concentrate on anything else than what punishment I'd give the hanyou when I found him. The venom in my claws hissed while I sped up as I found Naraku's location. When I got close I slowed down, my anger had not taken total control of me yet and I knew that the hanyou was sly so I had decided to take a look at the situation before I got in another fight. In the last one I had underestimated him and that had been my failure.
The stench of blood, not only my brother's but also human blood, got stronger and finally I came to a clearing. Nothing could have prepared me for the sight I saw there. The whole clearing was covered in blood like a morbid picture of the real world's bloodshed and how it would have looked had the blood from all the killed people been smeared throughout the world. It was not the blood that disturbed me; I had killed too many people by now to care about such minor details, nor was it the sight of the lifeless corpses that was scattered throughout the place; I couldn't care less about those worthless humans that had been so mercilessly slaughtered. No, that didn't disturb me at all, what disturbed me, though, was the image of my brother that lay sprawled on the ground as if lifeless, I could only sense a slight stirring in him now and then, and that wretched hanyou standing over him with a satisfied smirk on his face. For once he wasn't wearing that stupid fur-thing of his.
I gritted my teeth, how dared he hurt my brother? If anyone should kill him it would be me and no one else, not even that fucked up hanyou. A growl started to form in my throat as Naraku, who had undoubtedly sensed my presence, looked straight at me and smirked, blood smeared around his mouth. With no further thought I launched myself at him, furiously attacking with my claws, my whip and the Tokijin. I don't know how long we were fighting each other, everything just slid over into a red haze after a while, but at last he chuckled. "We'll call it a draw for now, Sesshomarusama. All you have to do is kill your brother and I'll give you your precious ningen girl back. I've already done the dirty work for you, but I knew that you would want to finish him yourself" he chuckled evilly1 before vanishing into thin air.
I glanced at my unconscious brother. What was I supposed to do now? I sighed quietly as I walked to him and sat down by his side. I quickly examined him. He was in a worse condition than I had thought, Naraku was right; he really had done the dirty work for me. I growled as I lifted him up bridal style. I had definitely become weak, a few weeks ago, no, days ago, and I would not even have hesitated to kill him to get my Rin back. Or would I? I pondered over the question for a while, before dropping the matter. I should not have these feelings at all, I were full-blooded youkai, where had my genes failed?
As I was carrying my insentient brother I picked up a smell that came undoubtedly from some place with hot springs. I sped up and we were there in no time. I laid him gently on the ground while I removed my own clothes. Then I removed his clothes and for a while I sat there, marvelling at the sight before me before I lifted him up and carried him carefully into the spring. When I lowered his body into the water I could hear him gasp and hiss in his unconsciousness as the hot water started to sting as it came in contact with his wounds. I mentally cursed myself for what seemed to be the nth time today. I felt pity for this brother of mine, because of all the pain he had to endure. But I cursed myself not so much for that as for letting myself have these feelings. Letting him lean on me, I looked at his well-built muscular body and thought of how easy it would be for me to kill him just now and get rid of him, to get rid of all these stupid useless weaknesses ningen calls feelings.
I lifted my remaining demon hand and lay it to my brother's throat, it would be so easy to cut his head right off, then there would be no more complications, no more weaknesses, except Rin. I lowered my hand into the hot water again; I couldn't do it! A frustrated growl emitted from my throat. How come that I had suddenly become so weak when it came down to him? But inside myself I knew that it was nothing new and that was the reason why my brother was still alive after my numerous attacks, but I would rather die than admit it to anyone, including myself.
Slowly and as carefully as I could do it, I started to clean up his wounds, finding myself wincing mentally at every whimper from my own brother, this was starting to get ridiculous. Trying my best to ignore my brother's pitiful sounds I continued washing him, letting my own hands roam freely over his body after I had finished. It was as if my hands were moving on their own accords. Suddenly I became aware that he started to regain consciousness and making sure that he was leaning on a stone I distanced myself a little from him. I wasn't stupid enough to think that it wouldn't be a shock for him to wake up to having his older brother holding him upright, touching him naked in a hot spring without trying to kill him. The shock of his brother close by would probably be shock enough for him.
Inuyasha's view
Pain. Everything in my body seemed to ache or burn. Where did all this pain come from? Naraku, now I remembered. I struggled to open my eyes, but I couldn't seem to open them. Slowly I started to notice that I was in some hot liquid nonetheless. What was happening? If I had lost to Naraku, then why was I still alive? Again I tried to open my eyes and this time I almost succeeded before they shut themselves again. But what I had seen couldn't have been right. I couldn't have been saved by Sesshomaru, now could I? It would be too unrealistic. Feeling some of my strength returning I opened my eyes fully only to find myself in a hot spring, naked and leaning on a huge rock, standing in front of my also naked brother.
For awhile I could only stare at him. My brain couldn't seem to form one coherent thought so I just stared. And stared. And stared some more before my brain seemed to work again.
In pure reflex I tried to get away from there, but my body hadn't enough strength to stand on its own and as soon as I stopped leaning on the rock I felt my knees give in. I started to trash in panic as I went under; 'this can't be happening' was my only straight thought at the time. Suddenly I felt strong hands taking hold of me and lift me up in a standing position. As soon as I surfaced I started to cough up all the warm water I had accidentally swallowed in my unwilling dip. I soon forgot about that when I realised who was holding me. I tilted my head up a bit and stared into golden eyes that were similar to my own. Those cold, emotionless eyes that had haunted my dreams before I woke up to my friends' blood-scent. But they hadn't been emotionless in my dream.
Before I could get more into what my dream had been about, I noticed that we were both naked and our bodies were pressed together. Blushing I looked away from him quickly, such thoughts about one's own brother simply would not do, especially when that brother had no emotions towards you but hate.
Thankfully the unwanted touch of our bodies ended after he had made sure I was leaning on the rock again. Breathing relieved I fought the blush from my face before looking at him again. I needed some answers and I was going to get them, now.
"W-what happened? Where's Naraku? What are you doin' here?" I tried to glare at him, but I'm afraid my tough act didn't faze him, it never did. After all, I added in my thoughts with a dry laugh, he was the one that was fazed by anything.
"Hn. I came for Naraku while you were unconscious, he gave me an ultimatum. I kill you and he gives me Rin back." I blinked once. Twice. Thrice. Then I looked down on myself, yup I was definitely still alive, so why wasn't I dead yet?
"Rin. That would be that ningen girl that always follows you?" a nod confirms my suspicion, but I can't see what she has to do with this. Before I can ask he starts talking again.
"Naraku killed her" was all he said before turning his back on me, retreating. As far as I could remember she was the one person that had ever made my brother show any emotions since something that seemed like forever. But if she was dead and Naraku had given Sesshomaru that ultimatum, why was I still breathing?
"Then how come I'm still alive?" I held my breath, waiting for an answer. Perhaps my brother did care after all. I mean; he saved me from Naraku and cleaned me up, insert blush here, and he hadn't done one single move to kill me, yet. He paused as if thinking through what to say.
"I don't take orders from anyone"
Sesshomaru's view
"I don't take orders from anyone" I heard myself say loudly. How could I explain to him that I, his elder brother that had done nothing but hate him and/or trying to kill him for over the last fifty years, simply could not kill him? That's right, I couldn't explain it, I barely understood it myself. Why did I have to have those damn feelings anyway? My thoughts were interrupted by my not-so-dressed brother.
"What are you going to do now?" So talkative he was all of a sudden, why couldn't he just leave me alone? All I wanted was to be left alone, without anyone seizing my feelings, if you could call it that, and twist them and turn them to their advance, even if they were unaware of what they were doing. I sighed inwardly, letting none of my confusion show. I just had to go off and save him hadn't I?
"What are you getting at?" I asked him suspiciously.
"I just thought…" at this he looked down and away from me, getting… nervous? And was that a blush I could spot? It was weak, but I could still see it. He was definitely blushing. Patiently waiting for him to finish the sentence I wondered what had caused him to blush like this, but as I looked at the situation, I couldn't find it.
"I just thought…" his voice dropped down to a low whisper, so low that even I barely heard it. "… that, if you are going t-to get revenge on Naraku… perhaps we could cooperate…" he trailed off, blushing even more
To be continued
o Wordlist: ningen – human(s), youkai – demon(s), hanyou – half demon(s),
1 oooh, Naraku's so evil I think I love him already… (Visual: Me: Narakusama, will you marry me? Narachan: pathetic ningeno kills me instantly Me: I'll take that as a yes…)
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Poor Sesshomaru, he doesn't have a clue sometimes…
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