Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
If looks could kill then Kai would be dead now, and how Sango wished at the moment he was dead now. She didn't know where the root of her hate was coming from, maybe it was because this man had come out of Kami knows where spitting out lies that could Kagome would ever say and for her to befriend such a person…it just wasn't in her character. She knew her like a sister she never had so why, it didn't make sense. And what made it worse was the fact that the man looked so familiar to her, she just couldn't stomach it. Maybe the heat was getting to her, so early in the morning and it was this hot already she gave a quick glance around. Sesshomaru-sama was ahead of them probably trying to have as little contact with them as possible who knew what going in that TaiYoukai mind of his. Inuyasha was surprisingly caring Shippo, that's a first, she thought.
Shippo, ever since that day he has been quiet he didn't even pick fights with Inuyasha anymore. He barely speaks now only saying the basic of things, the words Kai said hit him hard. It must have gotten to him; the truth hurts even if they are half truths. He lied. Sango, Miroku, hell even Inuyasha knew that the Kitsune Youkai although protective of their young would never stoop so low as to allow a Kit to come to the hands of a ningen and for a kit as old as Shippo, whom obviously held power judging by his human characteristics, to even let himself be touched by human was betrayal to all Kitsune Clans, he's lucky that hasn't been caught yet. Being caught meant certain death one that even they could not interfere in because that was just the way it is. But why had he lied while still being cruel it made no sense. It just frustrated her to no end, what was going on in that mans' mind. He was ruining the peace that they had, she wanted him gone. Her glare intensified tenfold.
The soft clanking that Miroku's staff only made reminded her that the monk has been acting suspiciously quiet too quiet. He hasn't even groped her yet! Not that she was complaining but still—she shouldn't have jinxed it, she face fuming with anger she raised her hand.
"HENTAI!"
Had she hit a little too hard then normally she will never know since the perverted Houshi never gave any signs besides giving her an innocent look.
Rin had turned around and looked at them sending Sango a curious look, she sighed how that girl managed to remain so innocent to lecherous side of the world she will never but she had her suspicions.
"You have recovered greatly most people don't recover without major repercussions."
He gave the doctor a blank-like stare, one that he had adopted in order to deal with reality, "Like what kind?"
"Mental barrier, blackouts with and/or episodes, flashbacks, breakdowns you know the whole crazy package."
He glanced down at his lap, "I know you've through a lot what with…you're still walking to that road to recovery but you no longer need us to hold any more." Lying is so easy. "I hope we meet again in different circumstances." Especially if that person who is being lied to really wants to believe the lie.
Kai's crazy, it takes one to know one right? He always knew he was crazy, he was never one to accept lies accept if it involved his sister then he'd be willing to accept her lies. She was his elder sister after all she knew better, it was always so easy to accept her lies, the sad part is that she has lied so much to him he can't separate the lies from the truth not that it matters anymore.
She wanted to be an actor that was her dream. He wanted to be her manager. They were joined to the hip, that what they used to say that all the time.
The slammed shut followed be the rushing of footsteps.
"We don't slam doors here," came the shout of an irritate mother.
"I got the part momma! I got the part momma!" A barely turned thirteen Kagome run inside the kitchen were Souta had an old camera pointed at Kagome recording her as they were speaking. Her ecstatic face glowed; she was made for the big films.
"Got the part for what? Being the extremely ugly one?" he snarked.
She stuck her tongue at him, "No but I heard they were looking for you for that part!" She shot back.
"Nice," their mother said as she finished wiping her hands.
The play had been a musical, one of the many Disney movies out there. A slightly minor role in his opinion, she had been Miss. Potts. That had been the opening of her possibly up starting career. But then…he had never trusted them, he never found out the reason why and he didn't want to, there were some things that are meant to be sacred his sister's innocence was one of them.
He had tried telling Kagome that those people who had contracted her were no good, even in his ten year old mind he knew that much. He warned her.
Momma wouldn't tell him much she had just told him not to bother his sister but he wanted to comfort even though he didn't know. He took advantage when his momma had gone shopping.
"'Gome," he whispered as he cracked the door open to his sister's room, "can you…can you tell me everything is okay?"
"…"
"'Gome, why won't you look at me?"
"You had to fuckin' say something," Kagome raised her head so quickly that it caused him to take a step back, "you just had to. You ruined everything!" Tears ran down her bruised and swollen face, "it's always you! Look!" She pointed at her face, "is this what you wanted? This is your fault!" She began to sob into her hands, he noticed red marks on her wrists, "I'm so dirty, I hope you're happy." She continued to repeat that she was filthy over and over.
He quietly closed the door and went his room and stared blankly at the wall, he could still hear her, he covered his ears with is hands, he could still hear her. He shut his eyes; the image of her face won't go away. Boys don't cry. Boys don't cry. Boys don't cry. His eyes hurt. Boys don't cry. It's his fault, he shouldn't have said anything. Boys don't cry.
Gentle hands put his hands down and hugged him tightly, "I'm sorry," came the whispered voice of his sister. Tears ran freely down his eyes. Boys don't cry. "It isn't your fault." Lair, but is so easy to accept it then the truth.
They stayed like that until their mother came in and found them hugging each other slumped on the bed.
"Boys don't cry," he whispered to himself.
If he hadn't been stuck in past he probably would have dodged it.
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO KAGOME SOUTA? WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?"
Well isn't he just a bag of sunshine.
Blood, it had been everywhere he can still smell on his skin.
"You promised."
"Yeah, I did."
It's so simple to tell a lie, a small smile cracked in his face.
Inuyasha eyes are going red. Oh dear.
The small smile disappeared as he saw Inuyasha crashing to the floor a few away. He noticed the surprised looks across everyone's faces. He arched a brow; he walked to Inuyasha and pressed a steel-toed boot on his chest, "What did you just assume that Kagome was the only one blessed with spiritual abilities Inuyasha." He said looking down at Inuyasha.
"It's in the blood," he continued before anyone could say anything, "of course you wouldn't know about blood would you hanyou. The Higurashi men have always had more power than the women," he pressed his foot harder feeling a rib starting to crack.
"I've always admired you Inuyasha; up until that day now," his face was starting to show signs of pain and realization that he couldn't move, "you're just trash, filth."
"You want to know what happened. You want to know where she is." He whispered softly. There go two ribs.
"Suicide and after life," two more have joined the broken ribs.
"That's enough!" Hard violet eyes stared him down.
"hn," he removed his foot.
"Liar!" Sango yelled fury raging in her brown eyes.
With a bored sway to his feet he moved to a tree and leaned onto it, "Are you saying this because you're one of the many stupid people who believed she was the epitome of all purity and kindness? Well let me tell you a little secret nobody is ever pure except for children and that usually never last that long does it? The only one ever to become that pure was Kikyo but even the purist can become corrupted look at her now. How can you honestly believe that a teenage high school girl can ever be pure, it is simply impossible. Everyone has skeleton hidden, even Kagome."
"Kagome was a nice person, she never did anything—" Rin began softly.
"Nice person," he said bitterly, "yeah she was a nice person. But she wasn't ever pure because she is human. She was only nice to those that deserved it." He softly murmured the last part.
"The hanyou referred to you as Souta," Sesshomaru spoke for the first time and probably the last time for a very long while.
"Souta is my real name Sesshomaru-sama. I'm sure you already figured that I am Kagome's brother."
He gave no indication of answering that question but it didn't take a genius to figure it out.
"Brother."
He looked down at the kit, "yes, brother."
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A/N: I should be in bed right now but I just had to. Until next time ^.^