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Chapter 13:

After the warm bath, Inuyasha planned to head to bead early. As the night dragged on, he lay peacefully on his bed with his eyes shut until he felt something kissing his stomach. The teen jerked up and curiously looked down at his abdomen. Silver hair glistened in the night, radiating down broad pale shoulders. His brother didn't look up but continued to plant chaste kisses down his stomach. The white haired was taken away by a wave of relief when he recognized it was Sesshomaru and not someone else. However, he pouted when the other completely ignored him. Inuyasha extended his hands and cupped his elder brother's face, gently forcing him to look up into his eyes. The other's expression didn't change in the slightest, sparkling golden eyes pierced through him before they moved closer and snatched his lips. Inuyasha allowed himself to be swayed, responding ever so slightly to the kisses and wrapping an arm over the other's neck. The face moved back, into the dark again which gave Inuyasha chills. He studied the almost invisible face as it morphed into a grin. The once pure silvery white hair burned into a color as dark as coal.

'Naraku?!' The face was slowly becoming more and more familiar. Naraku sneered before opening his mouth wide, showing his white sharp teeth.

That was when Inuyasha woke up with a gasp, sitting up automatically. He sighed as soon as he recognized he was back in his room. 'Fxck...so annoying, no peace even while sleeping.' The time was 4:33 AM, which just annoyed him further as he stroked his hair back and reached for his bottle of water. 'Darn it, Freakin' empty.' Slowly opening his door with a squeek, he tiptoed down to the kitchen and refilled it. On the way up, he passed Sesshomaru's door. The teen paused for a moment, hesitantly resting his forehead on the wooden door. 'Why can't I stop thinking about you, dammit?' Inuyasha inhaled a breath and while he couldn't pick up a lot of the elder's scent, he already felt at peace. He only wished he had the guts to go inside and lay by his side... He really wanted some comfort—any kind of comfort that could get rid of this cold he felt. Before he knew it, his hand was already clenching the doorknob.

'No what am I thinking? He's gonna be furious... I have no reason to go in.' The hanyo lingered for another minute, looking down the hall where his room supposedly was and noticed how far it felt. The house was silent. Too silent for his pleasure. Inhaling once more, he secretly entered the uncharted territory. As expected, Sesshomaru was fast asleep, on his side, facing away from the door. Warmth spread through the younger's chest as he slowly inched closer and lay on his side as well, right behind the elder. He had to admit it was a little cold without the covers, but that was the least of his concerns. He didn't raise the sheets to avoid waking the other and instead snuggled closer like a stray puppy.

Sesshomaru woke up around 8 AM before he realized he had no morning classes scheduled. He turned to lay on his back when he noticed another presence. He was convinced he was dreaming when he noticed a certain hanyo hurdled by his side. 'Inuyasha? When did he—no, what was he even doing in his room in the first place?' Before he could answer himself, he picked up on the younger shivering ever so slightly. 'This idiot.' He was sleeping over the covers, so the demon had no choice but to remove the sheets on top of himself and flipped them over to cover the teen.

'He looks exhausted.' The elder stared at his sleeping face, hand brushing his forehead bangs. Sesshomaru caught himself and retreated. 'What am I doing? Why haven't I kicked him out yet?' the demon sat on the edge of the bed. Unfortunately, all that stirring woke the other up. "Awake?" Inuyasha looked up sluggishly until he registered who was sitting on the bed. The hanyo's eyes snapped open and attempted to get out of the covers but failed when he found out he was wrapped like a taco. He pulled the covers from the other side instead and lifted himself up by the support of his arms.

"S-seshomaru?! Um...what are you...doing in my room...?"

The pureblood didn't respond immediately, instead looked away to one of the room walls. "Your room?"

"Huh...?" The teen followed his gaze and studied the room. "Ah! Sorry! I didn't mean to come here last night, I swear!" He practically bowed down in an apology.

"...it's fine." The words casually came out. The hanyo looked back up astonished to hear the other wasn't the slightest bit angry.

"Uh, wait...what time is it?"

"8:30."

"Ack." 'School already started by now. He was so late.' Inuyasha fell back on the bed. 'Ugh, I don't want to go to school just yet.'

"Just stay home." Sesshomaru suggested as if he had read his mind.

"Don't you have college too?" the teen asked.

"I only have afternoon classes today. I'm about to get ready."

"Ah, okay." 'What was up with this completely casual conversation?'

"If you want to rest, continue to do so. However, go back to your room." The elder patted his head once before standing up and walking towards the bathroom. Inuyasha's heart skipped a beat when the hand left his head. He stared as the other walked away, placing his own hand over his head.

'What was this? Was it just his imagination—or why was Sesshomaru being so gentle with him...? Not that he was complaining, but he would misunderstand then. Wait, misunderstand what?' Inuyasha stepped out of the room and decided to wash his face. As he walked past the living room, he ran into his mother.

"Inuyasha? What are you doing here? I checked your room this morning and I thought you had already left for school." Izayoi exclaimed.

"Uh, no...I was just sleeping somewhere else." The teen averted his eyes with a blush. 'Why was he hiding it?'

"I see, how are you feeling?"

"I'm okay." He shrugged, not entirely sure how he was feeling yet.

"Has Sesshomaru woken yet? I believe he has to leave in an hour or so—"

"Yeah he's up."

Izayoi stared at him for responding so quickly. "Well that's nice. Breakfast?"

"Yes, please."

As the two settled on the dining table, the silverette dashed down the stairs and into the kitchen for a glass of water. "Ah, Sesshomaru-kun would you like to have some breakfast before you leave? Everything's already heated up."

'Mom, why do you bother asking him every time, you know he doesn't eat from home.' Inuyasha sighed over closed eyes before glimpsing at the elder. Sesshomaru glanced back for a brief second.

"Sure." The word very evenly left his lips, shocking the teen to the point he was staring wide-eyed at the silverette who took a seat across from him.

"What..."

"If you keep staring like that, I'll likely lose my appetite."

"Honey did you hear that, you shouldn't bully Sesshomaru if he decided to eat at home for once. What if he changes his mind?" Izayoi grounded.

"Me? I didn't do anything! I'm just so surprised he wanted to eat with us!"

"Don't get too excited." The demon casually mocked.

"You—" It was almost as if Sesshomaru had hit a nail and the teen hid a blush. Other than that, he secretly grinned. 'Was his older brother finally opening up to him?'

"Hey Inu, have you been home all day?" InuTaisho ruffled the teen's hair who was laying on the couch playing games.

"Yup."

"Good rest?"

"You bet. Anything's better than school."

"Hm...I see, that's too bad..."

"Why?" Inuyasha sat up and paused his game.

"Well, I thought you would be bored staying home all day, so I thought you wouldn't mind accompanying the driver to pick up Sesshomaru?"

"Pick up Sesshomaru..."

"Yeah from his college. You'd get to see his campus, which may not be the most entertaining in the world, but it would be better than being caged at home."

The hanyo pondered on the thought. 'Didn't sound like such a bad idea. Sesshomaru never talked about his stuff.' "Okay."

Inuyasha sat in the passenger's seat and watched the chauffeur drive outside the campus. As they briefly parked, the hanyo could spot the silverette from miles away. Long silver hair beamed in the sunlight and flew with the wind. He was simply dazzling, Inu always thought. If only he had the guts to tell him that face to face. Glancing away from his older brother, he noticed another male with dark green hair walking beside him. Both men came to a halt when a girl with short hair barricaded their path. She laughed and must have made an offer, seeing as Sesshomaru shook his head and pointed towards the car. Pouting, the girl tugged the silverette's arm. From the looks of it she must have started complaining but Sesshomaru, being the elusive demon he was, refused without a single change in expression and gently removed the arm. As Seshomaru and his friend neared the entrance, they parted ways, while the silverette approached the car.

The elder swung the backseat door open and hoped in. "Good evening, Sesshomaru-sama." The driver looked via the rearview mirror. Before Sesshomaru could respond he was taken aback to see Inuyasha's head pop back.

"Yo."

"...what is he doing here?" The elder mouthed, clearly startled.

"What's wrong with me being here? I'm just picking you up. Dad suggested it, by the way."

The demon let out a sigh. "As if I would need you to pick me up."

"Aw, are you shy—ow." The hanyo resorted to acting like his usual self until he earned a kick from the back seat. "So abusive." He muttered and concluded with that. The rest of the ride passed away in dead silence.

As they drove back, Inuyasha leaned his head against the window, recalling a certain moment from earlier. The girl with her arm encircled around Sesshomaru's. Closing his eyes with a frown, he inevitably remembered how his chest tightened upon seeing that. He also came to the realization that one day Sesshomaru would find his true mate and have a family with them. Simply imagining Sesshomaru—the heartless cold Sesshomaru, smiling so lovingly and tenderly towards his partner suffocated him further. He hated that feeling. Initially the teen thought, he was jealous of him. However, that didn't sound right at all—of course he wanted everyone to be happy.

'I actually like him.' It was a little late to realize that, wasn't it? Considering that he almost had the other's baby. 'Ugh...I'm screwed. We're technically supposed to be brothers.' The younger impulsively knocked his head with the window once but regretted it immediately.

"Are you alright Inuyasha-sama?"

"Ahaha, yeah don't mind me."

"We might have to turn to the mental hospital—"

"I said I'm fine!" The teen exclaimed.

"And we're here." The driver turned off the engine.

"Thanks." Inuyasha jumped out of the car. The sky above him was dark but there were no stars out yet. The silverette came out right after him.

"So, if you are able to come pick me up, then I'm assuming you've healed?" The elder spoke as they walked back into the house.

"Healed? I wasn't that injured to begin with. So yeah, I guess."

"And your back?"

"Oh that, yeah that kinda hurts when I twist it—but that's only natural, right? I bet there's a huge bruise now." Inuyasha responded sheepishly. 'Weird, they could have more of these types of conversations with ease now...it felt good.'

"I can check for you."

"Huh?" The hanyo blinked in surprise not expecting the other to lend a hand. "Um...no that's okay..." The teen averted his eyes as he removed his shoes. He honestly didn't know how to respond to something like that after his renowned feelings. "I'm probably going to go to sleep a little early anyway, just so I could get up for school tomorrow." They were now in the living room where Izayoi was picking up a few things.

"Oh, welcome back you two." She smiled.

"Inuyasha's mother," Sesshomaru called out to her, grabbing her attention. "Have you seen the bruise on Inuyasha's back?"

"Eh!? What bruise?!" Izayoi immediately dropped the clothes she had folded.

"What are you—no mom, it was just from that time in that bastard's house. It's just a bruise I swear—nothing more." The hanyo fretted and reassured while he shot daggers at the elder, who innocently looked away.

"Oh my God, even so, let me have a look dear... does it hurt, why didn't you say anything?"

"Because it really isn't a big deal—erg!" He grimaced when the silverette slapped his back once. "You..."

"I offered to take a look." Sesshomaru ignored the hanyo and answered to his stepmother.

"Will you? Thank you so much. I'll bring some oil or cream—maybe you can apply that as well."

"Ack, hold up—" Inuyasha wasn't going to agree to something like this but the other already cut him off.

"Thank you. Well, what are you waiting for? Did you not want to go to bed early tonight?" Sesshomaru looked down on him and began walking.

"Just what exactly are you planning? I don't get you." The teen frowned on the outside but couldn't control his heart on the inside. He just prayed to God he wouldn't act stupid.

"Then stop trying to get me." Sesshomaru smirked before they began walking up the stairs.

'I swear...if he was someone else, I would've thought he was trying to hit on me.'

Before they could enter Inuyasha's room, Izayoi walked up to them and handed a gel cream. The demon quietly took it and closed the room door after him. "Lay down on your stomach."

"Look, ya really don't have to do this."

"I don't recall asking."

"Ugh, annoying." The teen lay on his stomach, folding his arms under his chin. "What made you have a change of heart?"

"Hn?" The elder sat on the edge of the bed with a knee folded under.

"You've...been more forgiving these days...even this morning, I thought you'd kick me out immediately...why is that?" The teen flinched as the elder's hands slide under his shirt and raised it from the back.

"...who knows."

"Hey what kind of answer is—hnn! Cold." The younger was cut off by the cold gel directly applied to his back.

"And you aren't talking a lot these days?" Sesshomaru scoffed as he continued to apply the cream in circles.

"Well, th-that's cause you ain't saying anything."

There was short pause before the elder answered. "What do you want me to say?"

"Maybe why you're being nice to me, when in truth you said you hated me."

"...did I say such?"

"Of course, you did!" Inuyasha attempted to straighten up.

"Don't move." The elder ordered. "I don't know why." The hanyo felt him climbing on top of the bed, right behind him. Sesshomaru's hands that were still on his back as he came closer, until the teen could feel his breath on his neck. "Why...do you smell so sweet?" He uttered, making the younger gulp. The silverette's hands slid from Inu's back to his chest. "And why, is your heart racing so fast?"

Inuyasha couldn't tolerate this any longer. He turned around to face the elder, whose face was only inches away. "Sesshomaru..."

To Be Continued...

Hey Guys, thank you so much for holding on this long. I wanted to apologize for the long wait. I've been preparing very hard for a major exam and its been straight out hell with all the studying and other fxcked up stress. However, with the virus floating around, it just got postponed so... it's not over yet. (T-T) BUT in the meantime, I thought maybe I could at least post something here 'cause I know you've all have been waiting. I'm hoping to post one more chap sometime soon (but first I'm going to post for my other stories that i haven't even touched for a while). Thanks for reading!