Chapter three

Brothers

"Kagome, my brother and his daughter are coming tomorrow. Do you think you could come over and met them?"

Kagome pulled away from Rin, who was playing with her hair and said, "Yeah. Sure."

"Good. I need to tell you something later, OK?"

"Sure", she answered, a little confused on want he wanted to tell her.

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After Rin and Shippo had gone to sleep, Inuyasha and Kagome sat down at the kitchen table and talked.

"Well, my brother and his wife couldn't have any children, so they adopted. But she died about two years ago from breast cancer, and he's never really been the same. He's only coming because of Kikyo. We've never really been close, either. I don't even know how old his daughter is."

Kagome wanted to ask him some questions about his brother, and the divorce, but she didn't think it was the right time to do it. It was late, and her parents would start wondering what she was doing.

"It'll be fine. Everything will be OK, you'll see. I'll be here tomorrow for you and the kids, and any other time you need me. Just remember that, k?'

She smiled at him, and he smiled a small smile before he nodded his head. He drank the rest of his beer, and got up to throw the bottle away.

"See ya, I gots to go."

"Good night", he called to her as she left his house.

Kagome ran across their lawn and then on her own, and bounded up the steps. When she opened the door, she saw her mom and dad watching T.V. together. They were wrapped around each other, looking very close and happy.

"Sweetie, it's late. What have you been doing", her mom asked.

"I was helping Inuyasha with the kids, they were a handful tonight."

"OK, well good night."

"Night mom. Night dad", she said as she went to her room, and got changed.

"Hmm, she sure does spend a lot of time over there", Naraku said as he continued to stare at the T.V.

"And what does that mean?"

"Nothing. It's just that he's single now, and he's not that much older than her. They're alone in that house for hours at a time. What could they be doing?"

"They're not alone. There are two kids over there, and you should know that you REALLY can't do anything with two kids in the house."

Naraku sighed, and looked down at her.

"I know, but..."

"But what? I trust Kagome, and you should too."

"I do! It's Inuyasha that I don't trust."

"Darling, Inuyasha is a very nice man. He wouldn't do anything like that. He just got a divorce, and he has two kids. It's hard for him right now, and Kagome is just helping him and the kids out. She's always been close to them. You know that."

"I know. It's just... she's so young."

"She's seventeen, I think she can make her own decisions now. She's not a child anymore, sweetie."

Naraku sighed again, and then asked, "Have we gotten a letter from Kohaku yet?"

"No", Kagura answered quietly.

"Where did we go wrong with him", he asked solemnly.

"I don't know."

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Kagome closed her door after hearing her parents small argument. The small smile she had vanished, as she slowly went through her drawers. After pulling out her black night gown, she looked over at her wall, that was completely covered in pictures.

Her slim, white hand ran over a few of the photos; The ones with her little brother in them.

"Kohaku...", she murmured as she stared at the picture of a young boy laughing, and playing with their old dog.

She sighed and then stepped back, and got dressed for bed.

She didn't get much sleep that night.

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"Sesshomaru, it's good to see you", Inuyasha said as he walked towards his older brother. He was rewarded with a hug, that was for some reason, comforting.

"It's nice to see you too."

He pulled back, and looked down at Inuyasha. His golden eyes rested on the reddish eyes, and dark circles under them. Inuyasha had not been getting enough sleep, along with the fact that he had lost weight.

"This is my daughter, Kanna."

The little girl with white hair, and white eyes just stood there. She did not say hello, or anything.

"She's a bit shy."

Kagome looked down at the little girl, that looked more miserable than shy.

"Hello. You must be Kagome."

Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru and nodded her head with a smile.

"Nice to meet you", she said.

After a few more introductions, they all went inside and had lunch. Kagome was a little uncomfortable for awhile, until Sesshomaru started talking to her. When she mentioned her boyfriend, Sesshomaru noticed the way Inuyasha raised his head.

"How old are you?"

"I'm seventeen", she said uncertainly.

"Ah, so will you be graduating this year?"

"Yes."

"Do you know what career you are interested in?"

"I want to be a teacher."

"Oh, that will be a fine job."

Kagome smiled nervously and than looked up at Inuyasha, who was staring at his brother with a mixture of curiosity and hate.

'What's up with him', she thought to herself, as they began to eat.

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Kanna did not like to play, or watch movies, or even eat for that matter. It was hard for Sesshomaru and the kids to get her to do anything. When they all went to sleep, she stayed in the kid's room.

Kagome tucked them all in, and told them a story, in which Kanna pretended not to hear. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were down stairs, talking and drinking.

After Kagome was done, she kissed Shippo and Rin good night, and than told Kanna good night. The little girl just stared at the wall, ignoring Kagome completely.

Kagome walked downstairs and told everyone good night, and then left. When she got home, she sat down at her desk, and took a pencil to a piece of paper.

She tried to write something to her little brother, even though it was hard. They had not talked to each other in about a year, and she just didn't know what to say. After awhile, she finally just told him that she wished he was here, and everything that was happening in her life, excluding Kouga. Even though he was younger than her, he was very overprotective about who she dated.

She just hadn't talked to him in the longest time, even though she knew that he loved her, she just couldn't get it out of her mind what he did.

Kagome put the pencil down, and reread the letter. After she took out the things that didn't make sense, she got up and got dressed for bed time. Everything she seemed to do lately, all had to do with her friends, Kouga, Inuyasha and the kids. She didn't mind, but she was letting things get in her way. She was about to start school, and she just couldn't take her mind off of Kouga. Why?

Did she care for him that much? No, it couldn't be. She liked him, and he was nice, but... could she love him?

Her thoughts raced in her head all night, until she finally sank deeper into the pillow, and fell into a deep sleep that lasted longer than she would have liked.

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Over the next week, Sesshomaru and Kanna stayed with Inuyasha, and helped out. Kagome liked having them around, but she wasn't sure that Inuyasha did.

He just seemed more upset, some of the times. She didn't understand why. She knew he didn't like his brother that much, but they were getting along just fine.

'Well, they're going home tomorrow. Maybe he'll feel better after they leave.'

She continued to help Shippo with the dishes, and watch Rin try to get Kanna to play barbies. The white haired girl didn't move.

'What's wrong with her?'

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"Bye Uncle Sessy", Rin said as she hugged Sesshomaru. He hugged her back, and then said good bye to everyone else. Shippo ran up to Kanna and hugged her. She just stood there, and then when Rin came to hug her also, she cracked a smile. It was small, and hardly a smile at all, but it made Kagome feel a little bit better.

"See you soon", Rin called out as they left, her hand waving crazily in the air, next to Shippo's.

"Thanks", Inuyasha whispered in Kagome's ear, as they walked towards the house.

When his mouth lingered at her ear, she could feel his breath, and it sent a chill down her spin. She started to blush, and then answered,

"Your welcome."

'What the hell is wrong with me', she asked herself, as she looked up at Inuyasha.

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That night, Kagome went out on a date with Kouga. But when she arrived at the restaurant, he wasn't there. She waited for about half an hour, and then left.

'He better have a good excuse as to why he stood me up', she thought angrily.

She got into her car, and drove home. She started to calm down when she turned down her street. When her lights hit Inuyahsa's house, she stopped.

In the front yard, with his head cast down, and his hands to his face, was Inuyasha. Kagome got out of the car and went to go see what was wrong with him.

"Inuyasha?"

He looked up at her, and Kagome almost gasped.

He was crying.

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Yeah, I twisted all of this stuff around. All the characters and everything, don't u just love that? Anyway, see ya later. Bye bye