DIS: (rubs the back of her head) Hehehe...Yes, well, it's been awhile, has it not? I apologize, but I've been so worked up with YuGiOh lately, I haven't had any inspiration for this story. So! I've got a bit of a layout for this story, more or less, after watching many Sesshomaru and Rin related episodes. (rubs hands together) Now I know where I am going with this story, mwahaha! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I appreciate every one of your reviews! And now, after many days of waiting, here is the fifth chapter of Thank you for saving me.

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Chapter Five

Spring. It was a beautiful and innocent season that resembled love and the newborns of life. However lovely it was and however innocent, Inuyasha could not bring himself to be happy during this season. It always reminded him of his downfall. It always reminded him of his father and his despised older half-brother. No, that's not true. Not everyone despised him. Most of the women adored him and some of the men admired him, but as for Inuyasha Inutaisho, he absolutely resented his brother. He probably wouldn't if his bastard of a brother hadn't cut off the ties between the two. Now, Inuyasha didn't so much as speak of his brother, let alone speak to Sesshomaru. Kagome had been extremely disappointed that Sesshomaru had cut off the money supply, as she called it, and even more so that he pretty much disowned Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, do you want to go to Dairy Queen?" Kagome asked, looking out the window of their car. She had insisted on him going out for a while with him and he had no choice but to agree. They had been driving around, doing this and that all day and he simply wanted to go home, see what was on TV and enjoy what remained of his weekend. "Inuyasha, did you hear me?" She demanded, scowling at him. He grunted in response and she sighed. All I want is for us to be happy, but he's hardly smiled at all since Sesshomaru took over Riue Incorporated and cut off his ties to the Inutaisho family and fortune. "Inuyasha!"

"What? I said yes, didn't I?" He snapped, turning from sulking at the window to look at her, his eyebrows arched downward. Kagome's eyebrow twitched and her grip on the steering wheel tightened and she swerved to the right a bit. He let out a high-pitched yelp, clutching to his seatbelt – which he hadn't put on.

"Put on your seatbelt, for one! And two, speak to me with words instead of grunts! You're not a caveman, Inuyasha, you have managed to learn to speak – at least I hope you have..." Inuyasha scowled at her in irritation, muttering something bitter underneath his breath, before sighing.

"Fine, let's go to Diary Queen if you want. They had better have something good there!"

"Don't worry, Inuyasha, they do!" Inuyasha leaned his cheek into his hand and stared out the window thoughtfully. For the last two years, he had been sulking all his life. It was only recently that the two of them had settled their debts and were finally able to live a comfortable life. Inuyasha was working relatively well as an engineer. It paid well, considering what kind of job it was. But, since Inuyasha was stronger than the average hanyou and he worked hard, he got one of the better paying jobs. Kagome was working as a hospital secretary and it, too, paid well. After having paid off their debts and settling their mortgage payment on their house, they were finally able to buy the things they wanted. Inuyasha was pleased with how his and Kagome's life was going, though he was still very sore about what Sesshomaru had done to him. It was what had made them have such a difficult life.

Our father wanted us to remain a family, even after he died, Inuyasha thought to himself, watching as two children ran after their parents. He knew that we hated each other. He was the one that always broke our fights up. He knew that Sesshomaru was the bigger jackass among the two of us, so why did he have him inherit father's company? Why did he inherit the family fortune? He should have known that Sesshomaru would use all that power to bring me down. Inuyasha closed his golden eyes briefly, pursing his lips. No one would even guess that I was my father's child by looking at me. All I got was his eye color. Sesshomaru was the one that really got his looks. He looks almost exactly like father. Sighing through his nose, Inuyasha turned his attention to the front, watching as Kagome slid into the turn lane and then turned into Dairy Queen. Inuyasha had never been to Dairy Queen. He hoped that the food wouldn't make him sick. Ugh, like when I ate at Burger King. Kagome did warn me their food wasn't very good, but nooo, I insisted on going there with Miroku. Well. At least he got sick, too, so we suffered together. Pity that he, Shippo, Kirara, and Sango moved...

"So, what do you want, Inuyasha? There are a lot of treats here." Inuyasha peered past her to the menu and then sat back.

"...Let's go somewhere else."

"What? Why? I thought you said you wanted to come here?"

"Can we just go somewhere else? Like Destiny Path or somewhere?"

"But Destiny Path is so expensive! That's where rich people go and we're only middle-class, Inuyasha!" She told him with a scowl. He sighed again, looking irritable. "Alright, fine, but this means we can't eat out for the rest of the week."

"...Fine," he said at last after a pause. He preferred eating out than waiting for Kagome to cook dinner, but he supposed it was worth it. Destiny Path was one of the most popular places to eat and what Kagome said was true. It was also a very expensive place where mostly rich businessmen and their family went to eat. However, Inuyasha knew that he wouldn't run into his brother there. Even when they were living in the same house, Sesshomaru had hated eating out and if they ever did, he stayed home instead of going with them. Inuyasha had a feeling that Sesshomaru hadn't changed and refused to go out to eat. Sesshomaru only went out for one thing and that was for espressos. Or whatever they were. Coffee's gross to me whether you sugar it up or you don't.

"Alright, Inuyasha, we're here," Kagome announced as they pulled into a vast parking lot. "Are you sure we don't need a reservation?"

"Kagome, you only need a reservation if there's a specific table that you want to sit at. We went to this place all the time when we were dating and you know as well as I that they always have a table to spare."

"I guess...Destiny Path is huge inside and they have a lot of waiters and waitresses." She paused, glancing at Inuyasha as they head inside. "But don't you think we look out of place?"

"Who cares? I just want to eat." She sighed, wishing that her husband could think with something other than his stomach for once. The waiter looked at them critically when they came in, but led them to a table anyway. He handed them two menus, watching their expressions carefully. Seeing that they weren't shocked by the prices, he left them, saying he'd return with white wine. Kagome chose her meal after Inuyasha did and they waited for the waiter to return. Inuyasha looked around in mild interest and remarked, "There's a lot of people in here I haven't seen in a while."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Like over there is Madison Rosewood. She's the husband of some big-shot lawyer, but from what my father told me, she's always been unfaithful. That must be one of the guy's she's sleeping with. And, let's see...That's Don Russet. He keeps to himself. He owns a whole chain of companies that deal with selling technology and stuff. I think he came over once in awhile when my old man was alive. Oh and that's Thomas Hatton over there. I've never trusted that guy. There always seems to be something bad on his mind."

"Wasn't he at dinner one of the times I came?" Kagome asked, looking over to the handsome elderly man. He was speaking with another man, who had a grave look on his face. He nodded his head every once in a while in agreement to something Thomas was saying.

"Yeah. He can be charming, but there's something sneaky about him..." Kagome nodded slightly.

"I know. He was nice to me when I was there, but his eyes...they didn't seem right." She shook her head and the waiter returned. He took their orders, gave them white wine and placed the bottle in the center of the table, picking up their menus. After asking if they needed anything else and receiving a negative answer, the waiter left. Inuyasha and Kagome drank their wine quietly, before a soft voice came to their ears.

"A moment, please." They turned to see Thomas Hatton standing at their table, beaming at them. "Hello, Miss...Kagome, was it?" She nodded, offering a small smile. "And hello, Mr. Inutaisho. It's been such a long time since I've last seen you. How are you doing? You two must be married now!"

"Yeah, we are. What of it?" Inuyasha asked, suspicious.

"Well, I saw you two looking my way and thought to myself, 'Isn't that the late Mr. Inutaisho's youngest son?' so I came over here to see how you were doing. I haven't had any words with your family – except for your older brother, Sesshomaru, of course. We are businessmen, after all, and as that, we must correspond with each other."

"I bet," the hanyou ground out. Thomas' eyes flashed, causing Kagome to be uneasy.

"Sesshomaru is a very good man of business...Though, with how things are going, he'll be ruined."

"What?" Kagome spoke up, startled. His eyes flickered to her and a wide grin stretched upward behind his mustache.

"Trusting a complete stranger is always the worst thing to do, you know. You never know if they're your enemy or your ally. You never know if they might be taking what you say and handing it over to the other side." Inuyasha's eyes narrowed on him in suspicion and confusion, while Kagome stared at the old man in fright. "But," Thomas continued in a lighter manner, "that's just my theory on strangers. Well, I just wanted to say hello and see how you were doing. Goodbye!" He returned to his table and Inuyasha glared after him, wary.

"What do you think that was about, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked quietly. She could see their waiter returning with their dishes.

"I'm not sure," he grumbled. Kagome gave a brief thank you to the waiter as he set their dishes down. Inuyasha proceeded to eat his grilled steak, almost savagely and Kagome continued with her dinner more slowly. When they were finished, they lingered for a moment, drinking the rest of their wine. The waiter returned with the bill and took their dishes away only to return for the money. Kagome handed him a check and she took her purse, following Inuyasha out of the restaurant.

"Inuyasha?" She questioned, touching his arm. "I'm worried. Do you think Thomas Hatton is planning to hurt Sesshomaru? I mean, I know that all he did was talk about a stranger, but maybe..."

"Who cares?" Inuyasha demanded, glowering and stopping outside their car. "Kagome, I don't give a damn if someone's trying to hurt him. For what he's done to me, he deserves to get hurt. I hope he loses everything and learns how hard it was for us to cope without any money. Besides, even if Thomas Hatton was planning to hurt him, it's not as though he doesn't know how to take care of himself. He's smart, he's strong, and he's not a little boy, alright? So stop making him out to be some helpless little boy. I doubt that any human can hurt Sesshomaru."

"But Inuyasha, maybe we should warn him or – "

"No!" He snapped. "I'm not going to contact my brother, no matter what, okay? Let's just drop it and go home." He stormed to the other side of the car and waited for her to unlock the doors. Kagome sat in the driver's seat, buckled her seatbelt, and started the car, pulling out of the parking lot.

Inuyasha wouldn't be this way if Sesshomaru hadn't done what he did. If something really bad does happen to Sesshomaru, Inuyasha might realize then how much he cares for his brother – even if he doesn't show it. He can't lose anyone else. He's already lost his father. Kagome sneaked a glance at Inuyasha, who was frowning outside the window. I only hope he realizes that sooner rather than later.

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DIS: Well, I know this had only mentions of Sesshomaru and was focused entirely on Inuyasha and Kagome, but I had to insert them in this story as Inuyasha is going to end up being important in the end. Well...somewhat. Anyway, I'm sorry that this was a short chapter and I promise there to be more Sesshomaru and Rin next chapter and even more deceit! Please review on your way out and tell me what you thought and what you think is about to happen. Ciao!