Author's Notes: Thanks to wolfygirl13 for the idea (although I used a slight variation to make it easier to write!)
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or any nursery rhymes.
The Mother Goose Escapades
No. 14
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee
Resolved to have a battle;
For Tweedle Dum said Tweedle Dee
Had spoiled his new rattle.
Just then flew by a monstrous crow
As big as a tar barrel;
Which frightened both the heroes so,
They quite forgot their quarrel.
"You've gone too far," snarled Inuyasha. His older half brother only smirked. Held by Sesshoumaru was Kagome, panic written across her features. The taiyoukai whirled and took off. The stunned hanyou stood, surprised, then followed.
"What are you going to do with me," Kagome demanded, straining to look up at her captor.
"You're going to tell me where Naraku is," Sesshoumaru responded, quietly. Kagome, shocked he even responded, had trouble comprehending what he said. Then,
"I'm what?"
"I know you can sense jewel shards. You're going to tell me where Naraku is."
"Can't you sense him?" Kagome asked stupidly. Sesshoumaru, who had until that point been looking forward, glanced sharply down. The miko cringed at his amber eyes, just starting to tinge red.
"If I could have found him solely on my own senses, he would have been dead by now."
"Oh." Kagome managed to get the syllable squeaked out. She wisely decided not to talk anymore, and instead wished Inuyasha would come. Not that she didn't want to hunt Naraku down and kill him but... She was with the wrong dog brother, that was all.
Inuyasha meanwhile, was hot on the trail. He honestly could think of no reason why his brother would want Kagome other than for the sake of annoying him. And even that seemed pretty low for Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha knew he didn't know his brother that well, but he did know that his brother was not that petty.
"I'm coming Kagome!" he called, even though he figured she couldn't hear it.
"He's getting faster," Sesshoumaru murmured in something resembling shock. Kagome peered up at him curiously. She thought she had heard Inuyasha, but that seemed unlikely. Sesshoumaru moved faster than any being she knew. But he didn't seem to be moving that quickly today, actually.
"Are you alright?" she asked. Immediately afterwards she regretted it, but there it was, out in the open. Those eyes looked at her again, cold amber instead of warm gold. Then Sesshoumaru veered off to the left, and they entered a clearing. The taiyoukai dropped his grip on Kagome who stumbled to the ground after losing the support. Sesshoumaru sniffed the air and looked at Kagome.
"He's almost here." The miko looked into his steady gaze. She didn't know what to expect anymore. And then Inuyasha burst into the clearing.
"Kagome, did he hurt you?" he yelled and Kagome looked at him in relief.
"No, Inuyasha." she responded. The hanyou turned to glare at his brother, who gave him an equal glare back.
"I'm going to rip you apart!" Inuyasha fumed.
"Try it, little brother," Sesshoumaru suggested. With a flash, the two brothers attacked. Kagome looked on, still baffled by Sesshoumaru's actions.
"Why are you after Kagome?" Inuyasha hissed as Tetsusaiga clashed against Tokijin. Sesshoumaru stared at him, a keen look in his eye.
"I'm going to use her sense of jewel shards to hunt down Naraku. Why are you chasing her?" The pair broke apart and Inuyasha gaped at his older brother.
"Why do you care?" he snapped. Sesshoumaru attacked again.
"Why do you?" The question was left unanswered as Inuyasha dodged the attack and countered. The wheels in his mind were racing. What was Sesshoumaru really planning? Why was he asking him these questions? He shot a glance at his brother. The taiyoukai looked completely focused on the battle at hand, his cool mask on as usual.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome called, but the hanyou ignored her.
"Kagome is not a piece of property, so don't treat her as such!" he yelled, as he launched another attack on his brother. Sesshoumaru deftly dodged it. Kagome, who hadn't heard much of the conversation up to that point, looked on in shock at Inuyasha's comment. She completely forgot to mention the approaching jewel shards.
"What is she to you? All she is useful for is find jewel shards." Kagome swallowed at the harsh words. Her sorrow and Inuyasha's rage caused them to miss Sesshoumaru's calculating look.
"She means more to me than you'll even know!" Inuyasha snarled, as he attacked his brother yet again. Kagome sniffed; she had missed his response.
"Jewel shards!" she called out weakly, but the sensitive ears of the dog brothers caught it.
"Where?" Inuyasha called.
"I don't know, but it's coming here!" The battle between the brothers was forgotten. Sesshoumaru quietly left as Inuyasha and Kagome readied for the battle.
"Rin will be pleased," Sesshoumaru said quietly to himself, allowing one glance back at the couple, posed for a battle...
Author's Notes: Are they getting a bit longer? I think they might be getting a bit longer. That's good though! Sorry that the rhyme looks so funny, it's the way it uploaded, and...I'm to lazy to fix it, lol!