Chapter 3

Back in Vancouver several hours later:

"Today's the day. I guess there's no reason to prolong the inevitable any longer." Sesshoumaru sighed to himself "I wonder what that baka (idiot) brother of mine is doing. Probably still sulking over the fact that he's gonna get pregnant." Sesshoumaru snickered softly to himself at this as he went to go fetch his elusive little brother. Sesshoumaru stopped quietly outside Inu Yasha's door before knocking loud enough to announce his presence and nothing more.

When no answer came he listened intently trying to see if his little brother was even still in the room or if he had left when Sesshoumaru was lost in his thoughts and unaware. A soft muffled sound like that of a sob being suppressed caught his attention, at first he just pushed it aside as his imagination knowing that his younger brother never let anyone see or hear him cry but then the sound came again but louder then before. Sesshoumaru could no longer chalk it up to his imagination and quietly stuck his head into the room.

"Inu Yasha are you all right? Why are you crying?" Sesshoumaru asked in a rare show of care and affection for his younger sibling as he walked over and took the smaller into a warm embrace pressing his brother's face into the crock of his strong shoulder.

"Go away Maru-niisan I don't want you of all people to see me like this. You must think I'm so weak you must hate me." Inu Yasha sniffled into his brother's shoulder. "I don't hate you 'Yasha and I don't think your weak you must have kept this buried up for what going on 12 years now am I right. Tell me what brought this on I've never seen you let go so completely save when your in a fit of rage." Sesshoumaru whispered the soothing words into the younger's ear with all the tenderness that he usually kept hidden deep away from the world. Tenderness that only his little brother and his one and only, if she ever come, would ever see.

"It was your vision. You said I would get pregnant, which means I would have to be dominated I will not have what happened to Kassan and toussan happen to me I swear it on their graves I won't let it happen." Inu Yasha growled out between sobs with all the rage and hatred he could muster.

At this Sesshoumaru smiled a humorless smile "Don't worry Inu Yasha. If I find out that the person I saw in my vision is not worthy of you I swear on our parent's graves and my very last breath I WILL kill them." Sesshoumaru vowed to his little brother who sat still trembling in his arms.

Without warning a soft concerned voice broke into Inu Yasha's chaotic. 'Little one what's wrong?'

'Nothing…Nothing you need to worry about' Inu Yasha growled mentally while speaking out loud "Maru-niisan I keep on hearing voices talking to me in my head, and they keep on calling me 'lifemate' and 'Women'. Please tell me I'm not going crazy Maru-niisan please tell me I'm not." Inu Yasha growled out with contempt. At this Sesshoumaru just smirked before answering

"No 'Yasha. Your not going crazy it could just very well be that a power you never knew you had before has begun to manifest itself and the voice you here in your head is another person whom you've found to have a strong mental link to. But enough talks on voices in your head and definitely enough tears it's unnerving as all hell I know you know what tonight is so come on we have our yearly obligation to Kassan and Toussan to fulfill." With this said Sesshoumaru stood from the bed and extended a hand to his brother. "Come on 'Yasha lets not keep Kassan and Toussan waiting." Sesshoumaru said softly as they both walked out the room and left the house.

At the Nakioyaba (place of deceased parents) ((Pronounced Na-Ki-o-ya-ba)) Graveyard:

The Nakioyaba Graveyard was completely deserted save for to figures standing side by side in the very back of the sea of headstones. The younger knelt over and laid a large bouquet of white and dark blue roses with one single red rose and several strings of forget-me-nots surrounding the roses to complete the ensemble (White for innocence and purity, Dark blue for death and sadness, Red Rose for pure/true love, and Forget-me-nots for Don't forget me duh.) in front of the tombstone which read

Magaea and Vaughn Kuniku

1965-1993

1962-1993

Loving parents of Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha

May they Rest In Peace

Though they lay in eternal sleep they are not forgotten and are forever in our hearts…

'Ten years it's been ten fucking years and I'm no closer now then I was then. But I swear to you Kassan Toussan I will find out who was responsible for your murder no matter how long it takes I will find out. I vow it.' Ran threw both men's heads as they remembered the night their parents died and their lives were changed for all time.

Flashback

"Please stop! Please I beg you!" Magaea cried in terror not for herself but for her two young sons who sat huddled in the closet; both who were far to young to be subjugated to a horror such as this the eldest was fifteen while the later was a mere nine years of age. It was too late for her she knew it just as it was too late for her beloved husband, who lay against the back wall with unseeing eyes his throat completely ripped open as if he'd been attacked by some rabid beast. But in truth had been attacked by the same monster that was now preparing to rape and kill his helpless wife. Magaea's agonized scream as the monster thrust brutally into her echoed throughout the house turning the two children's blood to ice at the sound and the sight of the diabolical beast raping their dear mother. They then watched as the demon ripped open their mothers throat the same way as it had there fathers and began to feast on the blood poring from the open wound just before it turned blood red eyes on them…

End Flashback

Inu Yasha shuddered in revulsion at the horrid memory. "What is it Yasha? Bad memories?" Sesshoumaru asked concerned for his youngest brother, who had been his only family for the last decade since all the rest of his kin had abandoned them considering the two of them cursed after what had happened to their parents. All of them asking why had they lived when their parents had died.

"Ya. Just remembering that night." Neither of them had to ask what the 'That' meant. "I still can't believe that we managed to escape. I thought that we were dead for sure but something must have scared it off I'm still to this day wondering what it was."

"Don't think on it too hard you might hurt yourself." Sesshoumaru snickered softly teasing his younger brother in an attempt to dispel his depressed mood. "Besides you thinking is a scary enough thought on it's own let alone what happened in the past."

2 blocks away from the Nakioyaba Grave yard:

"Kouga I'm hungry it's been a long night and it will be day break soon lets go hunt. Then you can find your lifemate tomorrow night." Makara suggested annoyed with her uncle.

"All right Makara." Kouga sighed. "Let's go. I guess I'm not going to find her tonight . I just really hoped I would I don't know how much longer I can hold out. "Kouga sighed again broken heartedly. 'Where are you Lifemate? I know you're near by but where. Why won't you show yourself?'

All of a sudden a blood curdling scream pierced the night. Kouga's eyes narrowed as he caught the sent of one of the undead coming from the direction of where the scream had originated. "Come on Makara we've got to hurry before it to late." Kouga ordered sternly.

"Right lets go." Makara answered taking off in the direction of the undead Kouga fast on her heals.

Back at the Nakioyaba graveyard:

"Shut up Sesshoumaru!" Inu Yasha bit out before smirking at his brother. "Your crazy Sesshoumaru you know that. You wanna know what I think? I think your ego is getting in the way of your visions."