(Inuyasha's POV)
There is nothing but the darkness. Darkness and a loud ringing sound. Everything is floating around him. His senses fading in and out. Time has twisted into this eerie void of nothingness. Just as quickly as this feeling of emptiness surfaced it disappears all at once to leave nothing but blinding light.
Inuyasha winces as his pupils adjust to the offensively bright light. He tries to shake the uncomfortable grogginess from his mind and sits up slowly just as his eyes readjust into the world. "What…the hell…" There is nothing around him but concrete beams, a concrete floor and ceiling, and multiple lights hanging down from above. He has never been here before. His confusion builds into frantic anger when he realizes that he is tied to some type of supporting beam that connects the floor to the ceiling. He struggles against the rope wound tightly around his mid-section to no avail. If he could move his hands, it would be no problem since the rope is only tied around his torso, but it also goes across his wrists limiting his range of motion. He is also trying to figure out why he is only wearing a white t-shirt and red boxers. "What the fuck?! Hello?! HELLOOO?!" What in the world happened to him? Where is he? Where iss Sesshomaru? "Arrgh! Okay just think…" He remembers he was sleeping in Sesshomaru's bed…! That is right! He was just sleeping until some maniac came through the window. The guy caught him off guard and took advantage of him in his sleepy stupor and put a white rag over his mouth and…well he must have passed out. But who the hell was the maniac? He cannot remember…
"Look who's awake."
His eyes squint through the light to find the source of the low voice. He cocks his head to the side when he finds an average sized man with what looks like a rag on his head and two purplish vertical stripes on his cheeks. The man is grinning at him with an unnerving glint in his black beady eyes and quite frankly, it is creeping the teen out. "Oi…who the fuck are you?"
That wipes the smile of his face instantly as he charges towards him. "What? Are you blind?" Inuyasha remains perfectly stoic as the man comes face to face with him, almost nose to nose actually. "It's me! Renkotsu!"
"Haah? Am I supposed to know you?"
"Yes, you are, you do!" He snaps back sound like he's the one with the reason to be outraged. "I am in Sesshomaru's gang."
"Ah okay, so if you're not the big dumb one and… you're definitely not that fruit cake um so…" He can see the man fuming more and more with every word that comes out of his mouth. "Yeah, uh so you must be that other one? Look I don't honestly care yah' know. Okay you're Renkotsu, what of it? What the hell am I doing here? Are you the one that fucking kidnapped me?"
"Tsk! Impudent brat. Your attitude is just going to make this all the more enjoyable." The Yakuza member decides to relax and go back to smiling at the ignorant high school student. He crosses his arms smugly and stares at the half naked boy who only glowers in response. "Yes, this is going to work out nicely."
"Ugh, don't tell me this is some mafia bullshit plan to try and trap Sesshomaru or something?"
"…"
"How original." He scoffs sarcastically earning another scowl from the older man.
"Shut up! You know nothing! Sesshomaru will pay. That smug little bastard, I can't wait to watch him perish."
"Uh huh." Inuyasha stares on with a bored expression at the seemingly suicidal man before him. "So, tell me, what makes you think Sesshomaru won't barge in here, guns a blaze, and gun you down before you even get a chance to take your very next breath, huh?"
"Don't you worry your unwitting little head about that." He smiles while reaching out to rub the teen's head, enticing a growl from the younger . "Haha, I'm not as stupid as you look."
"For your sake I sure hope not."
"How sweet but I do believe that you should save your concern for yourself."
"Suit yourself but…" His golden eyes search the room for a proper surveillance of his surroundings and he finds that there is an exit about twenty feet behind him, just where he can still see, and a dark space about thirty feet in front of them that holds the unknown. Could be an exit, could be a wall. "I can't help but think about how much of a coward you are."
"What?"
"You must know that Sesshomaru has no guards, and I must say a flimsy young girl, an old lady, a sleeping teen, and a little green bald midget can hardly pose any threat to a yakuza member. Why didn't you just take care of Sesshomaru when you had the chance huh? Man to man on equal ground. Huh? Riddle me that?"
"Shut it you little brat!"
"Don't worry I'll speak for you too since you're so pussy. I know the answer anyway. It's the same reason why you've worked under and followed a man—scratch that he's a little boy to you—that you obviously despise so damn much. "
"I'm warning you." He practically growls at the sneering youth.
"It's simply because you're a little—"
"Shut your mouth!" He uncrosses his arms and gets back in his face. "You do not want to piss me off."
" Bald bi-otch." He emphasizes the syllables and watches with a wide smirk as the man yanks a knife from his sleeve and presses it against his throat.
"I said. Shut. The. Fuck. Up."
"Or." He dares with a wider grin. "What?"
"Let's see how much smiling you do when you have no tongue!" He sneers before pressing the tip of the blade to the teen's lips.
"Let's see." He agrees with a lick to the sharp blade. In a flash Renkotsu has the wet appendage squeezed between his thumb and index finger. Inuyasha only chuckles when the cool knife nicks his tongue, coaxing a bead of blood from the muscle.
"You think this is a joke?!"
"Nah bub ipt's pwetteh funneh."
"Oh yeah? Laugh now you bas—oof!" The wind is knocked out of him when Inuyasha knees him hard in the stomach. He immediately follows up with another knee to the face when Renkotsu doubles over. Inuyasha had managed to keep the knife in his mouth when the man had been caught off guard. He takes his chance and spits it from between his teeth praying to Kami that luck is on his side. Success! Even with the limited range of motion, he manages to catch the blade before it hits the ground. With a simple strong flick of the wrist, he succeeds in cutting through the first layer of rope.
Renkotsu tries to straighten up as blood pours from his most likely broken nose. He claps his hand over it as he uses a beam to steady himself. When he turns around to face the boy, he is stopped short when said teen presses the blade against his Adam's apple from behind.
"Well now, isn't this a nice little twist?"
He can hear the amusement in the kid's voice as a bead of sweat slides down the side of his tattooed face. "Y-You don't have the balls…"
"Oh?" He chuckles at that. "Funny that you think you know me. Too bad I ain't no pussy like you."
Before Renkotsu could respond, a slow clapping sound catches their attention making them look to the shadowy area that Inuyasha previously surveyed. "Clap, clap bravo Inuyasha-kun." Inuyasha can feel his stomach twist into an almost painful knot as a man, no older than Rin, steps out from the darkness. His purple eyes twinkle with amusement as he peers at the scene between his whitish-lilac bangs. His light purple coat, white jeans and boots, and black shirt on his rather small physique may not seem the least bit intimidating but Inuyasha knows better. "Long time no see, ne? That brother of yours has done quite a good job of keeping us apart I'd say."
"Akago…" The name drips from his lips as if the word itself left a vile taste in his mouth. "Don't come any closer or else this loser is done for!" He shouts, tightening his grip on the other's arm.
"Now, now Inuyasha-kun, let's not be foolish." The loud clicking sound of a gun being cocked resonates through the empty warehouse and Inuyasha cannot stop the shiver that goes through him when he finds himself staring at the barrel of Akago's pistol. "Drop the knife." After weighing his options for a brief moment, he sighs and allows his only weapon to drop to the floor below. Renkotsu elbows him in the stomach before crouching down to grab the silver blade. "Honestly Renkotsu, how incompetent can you be?" The underboss sighs as the man joins him a few feet away from the teen. "At least you managed to bring him. Guess I should commend you for not screwing that up."
"Ah yes my lord thank you, please forgive me."
"Akago what the hell is going on?!" Inuyasha snaps out when his breath returns to him and stops his body from flinching when the lilac orbs snap back to his halcyon ones.
"Ah so impatient but very well. I am sure Sesshomaru has been thinking that I let the whole situation with you go since it's been so long but quite frankly, I have just been busy with all my…hmm intricate work. Unlike him I have real business to attend to rather than playing babysitter all day. Plus, I have been waiting for the perfect opportunity. Do you remember the deal your brother made with me all those years ago?"
"What of it?!" He knows damn well Akago knows that he could never possibly forget.
"Heehee, well I do not like people going back on their word. Making a mockery of me you know? And since your senseless older brother has been plotting against my uncle, I can kill him without at repercussions. But I am such an indecisive soul. I still do not know whether I want him to get here, watch his precious otouto get shot in the head, and then suffer the same faith or if I should just kill him and claim you for myself. You have blossomed into such a fetching specimen."
"I'll tell you right now." He growls out between clenched teeth. "I rather die than do anything you have in store for me, so you matter as well kill me right now if that's your plan."
"Oh trust me; I planned on you being rather stubborn. I like them feisty after all, lesser chance of getting bored. You have been raised by a person like Sesshomaru, so it is only natural that you are stubborn and idiotic. That is why I brought a little…we will just say motivation with us." His sneer sends a chill down his spine, but Inuyasha's glare remains unwavering. "You may come out now." His golden eyes instantly fly to the dark area of the room as the sound of footsteps capture his attention. Who he is met with drops all sense of pride, destroys his composure, and sends a lump to his throat. Kagome is standing there with her arms tied behind her back, in her green school uniform, looking absolutely terrified. "Mmmm! Mmmm mmmm mm!" There is also a strip of duct tape covering her mouth.
His wide eyes shift to the person standing blankly next to her: Koga. Five years has barely changed the slightly older teen. He is of course taller, even taller than the silver-haired teen, and his body has filled out nicely, but he still has on a short blue Kimono that matches his eyes and his hair is still in a really long pony-tail. He is untied and simply standing there with his hands behind his back and his head held low.
"K-Kagome…K…Koga…" All fight he previously had in him deflates.
"I see now we understand each other." Akago cocks his head to the side as he steps closer and closer to the duo. Inuyasha clenches his teeth as the psychotic albino presses his gun to the side of Kagome's head, enticing muffled screams from the terrified and confused girl. When she tries to run Koga reaches out and grabs her arm, keeping her firmly in place. "If you fuck up, do anything I don't like, or decide to become uncooperative then I will let you choose whose brains I blow out first, alright?" He emphasizes his explanation by pointing the gun between Kagome and Koga. Kagome starts to sob but the other teen stands there expressionlessly.
"…"
"Good."
"Just…just let them go. I swear to do whatever you ask so just let them go. They have nothing to do with this."
"Sweet cheeks, we both know that's not going to happen. Now I wonder where Sesshomaru could be. He is nearing his time limit and when that happens then nothing will matter anyway because I'll kill you and your pretty little friend anyway. Looks like he has decided that his career is much more important than you… once again hehhehheh."
"Shut up, you don't know what you're talking about!" He lunges forward and yokes the elder boy up by his coat. "He's coming to get me. I'm not ten anymore, you can't put those lies into my head. I'll snap your fucking neck right here, right now."
Akago gives a smug little smile in response and calls out for his new underling. "Renkotsu." Said man pulls out a gun, Inuyasha did not know he had, and presses it to Koga's temple. "Koga, the tape." The older teen seems unphased by the threat to his life and his face remains robotic when he yanks the tape from Kagome's mouth, earning a screech from the high school girl.
"INUYASHA!"
"Okay, okay I'll back down, just stop." Immediate panic rises through him, and he drops Akago as if he caused him some type of burn.
"I already explained the rules, remember? It's too late. Choose one."
"What?!"
"The girl or my precious Koga-chan. Take your pick."
"I-I can't—I won't! No, you sick bastard, I'm not playing your dumb ass games."
"Very well. I do enjoy my games but since you do not want to play." He shrugs nonchalantly. "Renkotsu take your pick."
"With pleasure." Inuyasha's eyes widen in horror as he aims the gun right at Kagome and pulls the trigger. To everyone's surprise Koga mushes her at the last second and takes the bullet straight to the stomach.
"Nnngh…" He is leaning against a beam with a blood-soaked hand covering the side of his stomach. He has one eye closed in pain which is the first expression to cross his face since arriving.
"K-Koga!"
"Now Koga, no one told you to go and do that." Akago pouts in chastising disappointment. "But whatever, the point still got across."
"Koga…" Inuyasha tries to go towards him but Akago stops him by pressing his pistol against his forehead.
"Uh uh uh. You stay right there." All he can do is watch on uselessly as his old friend slides down the beam and closes his eyes.
"Just let me—"
"I don't think so." He interrupts, prompting a horrid laugh from rag head. This is all his fault…Koga and even Kagome; they are all going to be killed because of him! "Oh Inuyasha, you look like a sad puppy. Do not worry too much. You didn't really know Koga all that well and as for that little girl, as long as you don't do anything stupid then everything will be fine."
"Will it really?"
"Huh?" He cocks his head to the side at his odd question.
"When you take care of your business, will you really just let her go free?"
"Hahahaha got me there. Of course not but if you are a good boy I might let her into my collection or sell her or something. Much better than her being dead, right?"
"You fucking monster."
"Hey this isn't my fault. You must understand. You have that brother of yours to blame. And anyway, yes I'm into human trafficking but compared to Sesshomaru I'm—"
"Don't associate yourself with this Sesshomaru let alone try to compare something so worthless to me." All eyes fly to the front of the warehouse to find Sesshomaru standing there with one hand shoved in his pocket and the other clutching his silver pistol. He is considerably dressed down compared to his usual style, signifying that he did indeed rush here. He only has on a black sweater, gray jeans, and his simple black boots. Even his hair is a little wild and unruly.
"Ah Sesshomaru-senpai~" Akago's eyes light up in delight at the sight of the pissed off Yakuza lord. "How nice of you to join us. I was starting to get bored. You only had two minutes left, so it's a good thing you are here. I wouldn't have wanted to harm poor sweet cheeks here."
"So, you're in on this too Akagao? Can't say I'm too surprised since we are talking about a cretin such as yourself."
"Sesshomaru." A sudden sense of calm, security, and relief flows through the teen as his older brother makes brief eye contact with him. He knew he would come but actually seeing him here is something different all together. It is as if suddenly everything is going to be okay. He can lower his guard and be protected rather than fight to do the protecting. Sesshomaru takes a second to survey the area before examining Inuyasha with his piercing eyes and settling back to giving Akago that chilling glare as he talks again.
"Such harsh words senpai but no matter. You never had too many manners anyway, so I am not all that offended by your usual barbaric behavior. Renkotsu hold Inu-kun back."
"Hai." Sesshomaru's eyes narrow at his former henchmen as he grabs his little brother in a choke hold and holds his own plain black gun to the side of his head. Renkotsu blinks at how quickly Sesshomaru cocks his gun and points it at him, but Akago works just as fast and points his own gun straight at Sesshomaru.
"Uh uh uh, not so fast. Have you always been a man only interested in the climax, hm?"
"Piss off." The Yakuza lord seems unphased and still has his gun pointing at Renkotsu. "And you, how dare you double cross me. You really think that you'll escape unscathed?"
"Oh I think I will." He comments while smiling over at Akago for reassurance who just nods coldly in response.
"All of this could have been avoided if you just didn't fuck with me Sesshomaru-senpai but think of it this way. I am doing you a kindness. I am sure you can only imagine what Naraku-sama would have done to you if he found out. But in any case, no last minute I love you to your dear little brother?"
"Go to hell you worthless piece of shit."
"Hm, I guess you aren't the one for emotions either. How droll. Suit yourself though." In a much too quick instant, Akago pulls the trigger, and the bullet soars right into Sesshomaru's chest. Right where his heart is. Inuyasha's whole world seems to stop as he watches Sesshomaru fall to his knees in a slow-motion state before face planting onto the concrete floor with an abnormally soft thud. Kagome's scream and Renkotsu and Akago's cackles of laughter hardly registers in his brain even though they reach his senses. All he can see is his aniki on the floor and he hears nothing but his own heart thumping in his ears.
"…Se…" The sound that comes out of his mouth sounds uncharacteristically soft and completely foreign to him. He does not know how he manages to slip out of Renkotsu's hold but in seconds he finds himself on his knees next to his brother's motionless body. "S-Sesshomaru?" Again, his voice sounds strangely feeble and when he reaches out to touch the other he realizes he is shaking. He ignores his trembling and manages to turn the body in front of him over to look at his lifeless face. Within moments his white t-shirt is soaked in dark red fluid. "So much…so much blood Sesshomaru…please don't, s-stop it." This cannot really be happening; this was not seriously supposed to happen! Sesshomaru's face becomes a watery blur as the teen's vision clouds with tears. "Sesshomaru…don't do this. Sesshomaru?"
"He is not going to answer you, you know." Akago's voice reaches him from somewhere in the distance and it seems to make the situation click in his mind. Sesshomaru, his aniki, the invincible Yakuza lord, the love of his life is…gone forever.
"Sesshomaru you bastard!" He lashes out, letting the tears pour freely now. "That big front you always put up, was it really just a front idiot!? How can you go out like this?! You, you said f-forever dammit'! You promised…" His body is shaking with sobs and hic ups now. He hugs his brothers head and buries his face into his silky silver locks. "You can't leave me…you promised you wouldn't. I-I didn't even get to tell you that I-I love you! You will never know that I love you more than anything. Everything I do is because of you. I'm bad in school for you, I'm a delinquent in the streets for you, I'm good in bed just for you dammit'! But now, you'll n-never know how much I love you. How much I need you."
"Aw how darling." Akago purrs in amusement but Renkotsu only spits at the ground.
"Sick I call it." He growls while approaching the brothers with a ruthless glare on his face. Inuyasha keeps his face in his brother's hair, but he can feel the shadow looming over him. "Akago-sama, please may I rid the world of everything that has any relation to that sick bastard Sesshomaru?"
"Hm, I really did want sweet cheeks for my collection, and I do need to replace Koga…" The lord thinks out loud, tapping the gun against his chin in contemplation.
"Please my lord, it is all I ask."
"Huh, I guess you did earn it…sure why not. Float your boat." Inuyasha can hear the click of the gun cocking and soon feel it against his skull, but he still does not move.
"INUYASHA RUN! GET AWAY HURRY!" He hears Kagome's screams, but he remains where he is. Run? What is the point? Run to what? What is waiting for him? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. He matter as well feel like nothing too.
"Bye you smug little bra—" He is cut off by the sound of a gun firing which makes Inuyasha flinch and clench his eyes tighter. Three seconds go by in silence before he realizes that he is not dead and he risks a glance upward. Renkotsu is standing there with his eyes wide and a trail of blood leaking from his lips. Inuyasha blinks as the man falls to the ground lifelessly.
"Wha—?"
"No way in hell I'd let you do that, you piece of shit." His wide eyes snap towards the front of the room to find a very pissed off looking Kagura holding a blood red gun up in two hands.
"K-Kagura-san!" He stays kneeling on his spot on the floor and his grip on Sesshomaru tightens to a vice-like hold.
"Kagura what's the meaning of this!" He looks back over at the sound of a very deep voice to see Akago red in the face. His voice sounded raspy and creepy. That must be what he really sounds like when he is not forcing that childish tone. "What in the hell do you think you're doing?"
"I could ask you the same thing." She spits, not lowering her gun for even a second.
Akago raises his own pistol at her, but she does not even blink. "Sesshomaru was a traitor. He was planning to overthrow Naraku. I'm just handling this for him so keep your nose out of where it doesn't belong."
"I am aware of everything." She smirks.
"Oh?"
"I'm part of that plan."
"Hm, so you need to be eliminated too, huh? Fine by me. You always were a desperate ugly old thing."
"In case you haven't noticed, we seem to be caught between a rock and a hard place."
"I don't think so." He sneers cocking his gun and pointing it at the silent teen but as soon as he does so a shot rings through the air. The bullet does not belong to neither of their guns. Akago drops his gun and clutches his now bleeding arm in shock. Inuyasha remains quiet as Jakotsu reveals himself.
"Now I can't have you hurting my little cutie. I gotta' marry him some day, sorry Akago-sama."
"Are you out of your minds? You two really think you can overthrow Naraku by yourselves?!"
"Nooo, not by ourselves silly." Jakotsu giggles as Kyokotsu steps up, drooling even now. Jinenji reveals himself next, fidgeting a little and looking side to side nervously. Muso is the last to step in from the door.
"Muso?! How dare you betray your own family?!"
"Hmm?" He mumbles nonchalantly whilst scratching his head with the barrel of his gun. "I never really thought of you two as family. You always annoyed me and Naraku always belittled me. Besides Sesshomaru helped me captivate the love of my life, my sweet Kikyo, while you two always labeled me foolish for having such affection for a low-class woman."
"You WILL NOT get away with this!"
"We will." Kagura speaks up again.
"You're all naïve to think that you're enough to take on Naraku!"
"Maybe…but luckily this is not all of us."
"What?!"
"The most important piece is…"
Inuyasha had been staring at the group in a dazed awe this whole time so when he suddenly feels a cool hand on his cheek from below him, he nearly goes into cardiac arrest. He looks down to find his brother's unusually warm gaze and small smile highlighting his sharp feature. "Me."
His eyes widen to an almost impossible size as the Yakuza lord rises out of his arms to stand. "Se...Se-Se—"
"SESSHOMARU?!" Akago completes the boy's stutters in a rage. "What the fuck is going on?!"
"Don't worry your twisted little head about that." Sesshomaru sneers coolly before pointing his cocked gun at his forehead. "You won't be around long for it to matter anyway."
"Y-you won't get away with this! No, hahahahaha, no you won't." The young adult starts laughing maniacally in the presence of Sesshomaru's emotionless stare. "Naraku is already suspicious of you, and you think you can get away with something like this for long? After having killed his favorite nephew? Oh no, you're going to pay you arrogant—"
"Wrong as always Akago. Naraku is most probably dead by now."
"WHAT?! I won't listen to lies!"
"Good because I only speak the truth. You think having Renkotsu steal my cellphone would keep me from planning on the way here? Think again. I always keep a track phone in my personal car. Two months ago, I had Muso and his men rig your home with a bomb system. Once activated; when someone rings the doorbell eight major bombs will go off ensuring instant death and destruction of everyone at your mansion. Your 'dolls', as you call them, have already been evacuated thanks to your butler. I turned him against you weeks ago. I had Muso call Naraku to meet you and him at your place to discuss 'new evidence' pointing towards my treachery. All I had to do was call Kagura and I left everything up to her."
"This…this is impossible. You can't win…I NEVER LOSE!" He screams out, clutching his arm to his body and stumbling forward pathetically. He trips over himself and ends up kneeling on the floor.
"Game over." Inuyasha flinches as the loud bang echoes off the walls. The bullet lodged right in the middle of his forehead as if a dart seeking a bull's eye. His eyes flicker with life for a second before they turn cold, and he hits the ground face first. "See you in hell kohai."
"Yay Sesshomaru-sama! I knew you could do it." Jakotsu somehow manages a grun after such a tense moment and hugs the already irritated lord's arm.
"What have I told you about touching me, you little freak of nature?"
"Aw come on, it's a special occasion!" The older man only grins and lunges in for a real hug which makes the younger wince much to Inuyasha's surprise.
"Come on." Kagura prompts. "Let's get out of here before cops show up or something."
"Yeah!" Jakotsu leaves his lord to escort Kyokotsu out and it seems like Muso has already left. Kagura unties Kagome who runs into Inuyasha's arm, practically knocking the wind out of him in the process.
"Inuyasha I was so scared!" She cries into his shoulder.
He sighs and rubs her back soothingly. "I know. I'm so sorry you had to go through this. I'll make it up to you somehow."
"This one is alive!" They both look over to see Kagura supporting most of Koga against her body. Koga in conscious and seems relatively alright considering the circumstances. "Seems like he missed his vital spots, but we need to get him some help before he bleeds out. I have a registered doctor living with me." The relief that comes from seeing Koga and Kagome alive and well is like literally lifting an elephant off his chest. "Help Sesshomaru though, I doubt that he can just stroll out of here."
Kagome finally lets go of him and they both pull an arm over their shoulder to support the Yakuza lord. Inuyasha cannot help but stare at his face in amazement, wondering if he is really here or if he is just dreaming. Maybe he blacked out when he got shot and his mind is just making this all up? His stipulations are proven wrong when a blubbering Jaken meets them outside. No way would Jaken ever be in his dreams.
"S-S-S-Ses-s-s-hom-maru-sama I was so worried waaaaaah!"
"Jaken…not now." Sesshomaru pants out as the teens set him down in the limo before joining him inside. Kagura also helps Koga in before scooting inside. She loosens his kimono, seemingly trying not to blush, and takes out a first aid kit to remove the bullet and add gauze to stem the bleeding.
"Lift your shirt. Let's see how serious the wound is!" Inuyasha commands when the lord simply leans back and closes his eyes.
"Inuyasha there is—hey!" He shouts indignantly when the boy proceeds to yank up his shirt. He pauses however and cocks his head to the side at the vest protecting his chest. "See? I am fine. The force really just knocked the wind out of me and probably left a bruise."
"But—but I saw all that blood!"
"Fake. I bought a special bullet proof vest with a feature that makes it spill fake blood when hit. I always keep it in the car, so I had a chance to slip it on when I was on my way. In any case, I knew Akago would probably aim for the heart instead of the head which is a number one don't. Every Yakuza knows that, but he is theatrical that way."
"That's pretty smart." Kagome cannot help but praise the criminal for his thinking.
"Probably? You knew he probably would?" Inuyasha shouts in his face. "What if he didn't? What if, what if you really died, bakayaro!?" He can feel the tears rising again and does not have the chance to fight them before they are streaking down his tanned face. "I thought you were dead and I…I said all those embarrassing things. You're such a fucking idiot, I don't even know why—" He goes quiet when Sesshomaru's fingers brush his tears away in a gentle gesture. He looks up at him to find him openly smiling at him. He sniffles when the elder pulls him to straddle his lap facing him. Inuyasha does not object when he presses his lips against his in a gentle kiss.
"You're the fucking idiot."
"Nani?!"
"You really think that this Sesshomaru would put up with all the shit you give me if I didn't care about you as well?"
"What do you mean?" He mumbles as he pulls him into a warm hug.
"There is only one I love Inuyasha. And that one is you. Forever won't be long enough if it's with you. Is that the type of disgusting shit you want to hear? There. I said something absolutely ridiculous. Ridiculous and true." Inuyasha blushes hard when his brother pulls his face back so he can stare into his intense serious eyes. "I thought you knew that."
"Why would I!? You never said it."
"Well neither did you." He retorts, letting his hands settle around his hips. "And what's this about you skipping classes and being bad for my sake?"
"Uh…" It is impossible to get any redder that he currently is. He is putting roses to shame. "Well, I knew if I did stuff like that uh…it would get your attention…And!" He adds on quickly after seeing the lord's skeptical expression. "And last year when I asked you to join the Yakuza you said hell no. I thought if I showed you that I could be a delinquent then you might let me in."
"It is only natural that I said no! It is dangerous and it's not for you! Why would you want to be a part of it anyway?"
"Honestly, I just wanted to spend more time with you."
He sighs before smiling at the adorable teen in his arms—not that he would mention that out loud. "I promise to make more time for you now since I'm the boss as long as you do well in school and stop fighting so much."
"Deal!"
"Uh you guys…" They look over to find Kagome blushing awkwardly. "We're about to pass my house…"
"Jaken, take a right. Listen…about what you saw today—"
"I swear I won't tell anyone!" She interrupts with such determination Sesshomaru jerks his head back in surprise and says nothing more on the matter. Brave girl. "But Inuyasha you owe me!"
"Hai, hai. I'll treat you to lunch every day at school?"
"Ha! That's only the beginning." She scoffs as they pull into her driveway. "Ah Koga-kun is it?"
"H-Huh?" The injured teen jumps suddenly and blushes when Kagome smiles at him.
"Thank you for saving my life."
"I-It was nothing really."
"Nonsense, I wouldn't be here if it were not for you, and you even got hurt. If you start going to our school, I'll make it up to you somehow, k?" His face turns scarlet when she leans in and kisses his cheek before rushing to her shrine-like home.
"…K…"
"Well, well, looks like someone's got a crush." Inuyasha smirks. By now he has returned to his seat across from the other young male.
"Shut up!"
"Hey dude not bad, she's cute. Kind of bossy though so look out."
"Keh, at least I'm into girls. Looks like you missed that part of puberty huh? You're still just a little brat."
"Who you calling a brat!?" Kagura and Sesshomaru sigh when the two slam their foreheads together in a glare down.
"Thanks for everything Kagura." Sesshomaru nods at the woman while the teens continue to lively bicker despite Koga's condition.
"Anytime. By the way when should I drop Koga-kun off?"
"What do you mean?"
"Isn't he going to be in your custody now?"
"No! Kagura do you really think I have the patience for two teenaged boys?"
"Ha…I suppose you're right. I guess I'll keep him and in roll him in school and stuff." She sighs at her new responsibility as Jaken pulls into Sesshomaru's driveway. He decided to drop off the two brothers before the Yakuza mistress since their house is on the way to hers. Inuyasha pulls Sesshomaru's arm over his shoulder as they make their way up the hill to their home.
"I'm fine now you know."
"Just making sure." He half smiles at the blushing teen as they enter the household. Within seconds Rin is squishing them into a group hug and blubbering incomprehensible nonsense.
"Alright Rin get a hold of yourself."
"I'm sorry Sesshomaru-sama…oh! There's someone here to see you, my lord. I almost forgot." She bows after blowing her nose into her apron.
"What?" He turns serious trying to ponder the possibilities of who it could be. Could their plot against Naraku have failed?
"Yes, has been here for about an three hours now and he—"
"Hello Sesshomaru. Inuyasha." They all look towards the threshold in time to watch Inutaisho enter the room. Their father…
