"Don't even say a damn word about me doing this," Inuyasha grumbled as he pulled Sesshoumaru into a room. He sighed as he looked at the locks on the shackles. "You really got yourself into a predicament this time, didn't you?"
"Just beat me and get it over with," Sesshoumaru growled.
Inuyasha looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "If I wanted to beat you, you would have been unconcious two minutes ago while we were in front of all those demons."
"You didn't think it was really me," Sesshoumaru replied.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Come on, how dense do you think I am!"
"Do you want an answer?" Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.
"No, it was a rhetorical question," Inuyasha replied.
"Wow, a word with more than two syllables. You've gotten halfway intelligent!" Sesshoumaru faked amazement.
"Shut your trap," Inuyasha growled.
"Why are you here, anyway? If you weren't invited, why would you come?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I had this nagging, annoying feeling that you were in trouble, and my damn head wouldn't quit bugging me, so I came to find out if you were still alright. Which you obviously aren't, so I suppose it wasn't all that bad that I came anyway. I dreamed that you were chained up to some sort of wall and being tortured by some demons," he said, still looking over the locks. "My damn instincts are annoying sometimes. Figures that I would be the one to know you were hurt. We are brothers, after all."
"Heh," Sesshoumaru scoffed. "That particular event was last night. They plan on keeping me alive until I beg for mercy like some whimpering puppy."
"I'm the only one who could make you do that," Inuyasha scoffed. "I don't know who they think they are, trying to make you cry like a baby or something. Out of their minds, I swear..."
"You've never made me whimper before," Sesshoumaru muttered.
"I know how to," Inuyasha said. "And dammit, quit getting on my nerves before I really decide to beat you, because then I'll have to drag you out of here unconcious, and it'll be a hell of a lot faster if you can walk by yourself!"
"You honestly believe you can get out of here with me and still be alive? And what about those friends of yours?" Sesshoumaru shook his head. "You'll get every last one of us killed."
"Shut up, I'm thinking," Inuyasha mumbled.
"Inuyasha's thinking? Wow, this is a historical moment," Sesshoumaru mocked. "It should be a public announcement. People need to know when something new happens."
"Yeah, yeah, brotherly love to you too," Inuyasha growled. "Now keep your mouth shut."
"You'd be better off just letting me die here," Sesshoumaru said. "I can't fathom why you even consider doing this."
"There's a reason why I brought up that day in the woods," Inuyasha answered. "So that you would remember what happened, and understand why I'm doing this. You saved my life, and now I'm going to return the favor. I'm fully capable of beating your sorry ass after we get out of here, but this is going to be my only chance to get you out of serious trouble for a long time, if not the rest of both our lives. So don't think I like you or anything," Inuyasha warned.
"Nothing of the sort," Sesshoumaru agreed.
Inuyasha held one of the locks, then ran his claws along it to test the metal. There wasn't a single scratch-it was enchanted. He growled and tried next to get at the chain, but the entire thing was bespelled.
"Dammit, I can't figure out how to get that thing off you," he sat down, frustrated.
"And you won't get it off for quite some time," a voice replied as four figures emerged from the shadows, weapons pointed at the brothers. Inuyasha looked up in surprise, jumping to his feet and pulling out his sword.
"It's useless. The fang will not help you," a demon spoke. "You can come quietly, or we can force you to come along," he said.
Sesshoumaru sighed and kept his head down while Inuyasha growled fiercely.
"It's pointless, Inuyasha. They can absorb the power of any attack you use and split it amongst their own weapons. If you attack, you only give them more power. I should know-after all, that's the reason I chose them as my own lieutenants."
Inuyasha looked over at his brother in shock, then finally nodded. "You have to promise me something," he warned as he prepared to sheath his sword. "You'll let my friends leave here unharmed."
"Agreed," a demon responded. "Only if you come along without fighting us."
"Alright," Inuyasha sighed heavily as the guards came over, cuffing up the half-demon the same way they had cuffed Sesshoumaru.
"Nice rescue mission," Sesshoumaru grumbled.
"Leave me alone," Inuyasha returned. "At least I tried to help."
"They're just going to beat both of us until we scream," Sesshoumaru said. "I can hold out long enough to retain some dignity. Can you?"
"I can hold out long enough to die first. Can you?" Inuyasha retorted.