The walk was long, and although he didn't enjoy it, Sesshomaru stopped a few times to allow InuYasha to rest. He wasn't a full demon and although his demon blood was strong, InuYasha could only go for so long without a break. While resting in a clearing on their third stop, Sesshomaru disappeared for a few minutes returning with six rabbits in hand. InuYasha was a little surprised by this, even more so when the youkai sat on the bank of the stream and started to skin and gut them. He started when he heard Sesshomaru's voice asking if he would rather his share cooked or raw.
"Okay... this is officially getting weird. Since when is that icy bastard considerate?" InuYasha thought. "I'll start a fire," he said out loud. Sesshomaru looked at him but said nothing as the hanyou went to gather a few logs for fire wood.
His plan was going quite smoothly and though it would have been faster to fly to the palace, they were supposed to use this time to bond. There would have been more talking involved but Sesshomaru didn't know what to say and InuYasha didn't seem in the mood to speak with him.
While on his way back to the clearing, InuYasha's head was starting to hurt with all the thinking he'd been doing along their journey. He couldn't say that he was upset that Sesshomaru wanted to talk about their past. No, he was upset because the bastard was taking his cool time making them walk to the Western Palace when he could have flown them there in no time. Voicing his thoughts as he entered the clearing, InuYasha asked, "Why are we walkin when you can fly us there?"
Pulled from his thoughts of how to attempt speaking to the hanyou, Sesshomaru just stared at him for a bit before responding. "This Sesshomaru assumed that walking would be a way in which we could bond." More than a little appalled at the response to his question, the hanyou dropped his fire wood to the ground and began building his fire, avoiding his brother's gaze, as his face burned slightly from the light flush on his cheeks at Sesshomaru's response.
He knew that his brother wanted to get over the past just as he did, but he didn't think that THE Sesshomaru would want to bond with him. He couldn't comprehend it. Sesshomaru had hated him all his life, even tried to kill him every time they were in each other's presence. Now, out of seemingly nowhere, he doesn't hate him and wants to bond? InuYasha didn't like the feel of this one bit. It felt like Sesshomaru had something else in mind that he couldn't figure out yet.
A/N : I apologize for the wait, school is not as easy as I thought during senior year. I should have chapter five up soon though. Thanks for dealing with me you guys and I hope you like this.