Chapter 5 redone 8/6/09

Chapter 5 tysiac martwy

Sesshomaru followed Inuyasha into the woods silently. He didn't know where they were going nor did he really care. Inuyasha stopped when they approached a small pond. He knelt down, but made no move to make conversation with Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru noticed this and kept his silence as well. It was almost a battle of patience, on who would break and cut the peace first.

After about five minutes Sesshomaru let out a sigh, he could have kept the silence up but he really wanted some answers, "Why here? Why did you stop here?"

Inuyasha didn't even pretend to misunderstand him, "I moved from village to village. I would have left this one as well but…it was so peaceful. It was like I knew nobody could get me here, that I'd be safe. I wanted to have my pups here."

"Safe from whom? Naraku….or me?"

"Both, I guess." Inuyasha shrugged.

Sesshomaru growled lightly, "I've been searching for you for over 10 years, Inuyasha. All because you ran away from me," Sesshomaru was starting to lose his temper.

Inuyasha turned to him, anger and something else showed in his eyes, hurt, "Because of me, huh? It's always because of me, isn't it? Can't you for once admit it was your fault. It you hadn't left me that morning, none of this would've happened. You have no clue what it feels like to wake up and think oh great, I've just been used by my brother. When I woke up that morning, I died. Not physically but I did die. Then I had to leave my friends, Kagome wouldn't understand, hell, I didn't understand.

"I grew up, raised by my human mother, I don't know a lot about demon culture, and I sure as hell didn't know that. Do you know what I found out later, I found out that demons are able to sense when their mate is pregnant as soon as it happens. So you knew and you left me anyways. Sashiko is right, you are a coward." Inuyasha spat. Before he could register what happened Sesshomaru grabbed him and he was against a tree. Inuyasha could see the red tinted in his eyes. This was oddly familiar except this time his eyes were red from anger, not lust.

"Do not dare call me a coward again Inuyasha. I wanted to give you time to get use to the idea before you saw me again. I knew you were pregnant and I also was pretty sure you'd be pissed at me come morning, so I left. I soon after realized how stupid of an idea it was. Inuyasha you must understand, I really do love you." Sesshomaru confessed.

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. He pushed Sesshomaru away from him and jumped a few feet away from his brother. He reached and withdrew the sword that had been sheathed next to him hip. Sesshomaru unconsciously drew Toukijin as well, but as he drew it he was staring at Inuyasha's sword. It was a beautiful sword with a long, shiny blade. The blade was thin but it didn't look at all frail. It pulsed in Inuyasha's hand, and Sesshomaru could feel power radiating off it. The hilt was a golden color and the word Betrayal was written down it.

Inuyasha jumped at Sesshomaru with the sword and Sesshomaru instinctively drew Toukijin to meet it. Their swords clashed loudly. Inuyasha drew his face close to Sesshomaru.

"Bullshit," he whispered before pulling back his sword and re-attacking, sending Sesshomaru flying since his focus had been, momentarily, on what Inuyasha had said. Inuyasha walked quietly over to where Sesshomaru sat a few feet away from where he once stood.

"I hate you, Sesshomaru, and I wish you never came here." Before Sesshomaru could reply Inuyasha sheathed his sword, turned and began to walk away, "This conversation is over." He took off in a run.

Sesshomaru stayed where he was, he just couldn't seem to move. What has happened to the Inuyasha he knew…and loved. His once fiery spirit was now broke, he was broken. 'but we all change with time,' He reminded himself, 'I am no longer so frigid and isolated as I once was.' He couldn't but help think that Inuyasha wasn't meant to become so…so broken and distrustful. Sesshomaru let out a breathe he didn't know he was holding, 'I must set things right.'

-With Sashiko (Starting right after Inuyasha left)-

Sashiko glared a hole into the empty space that only a few seconds ago her father had occupied. 'Damn him, damn him to hell. Leaving me here with humans.'

Kagome and the others watched silently, fearfully, as Sashiko glared into the woods.

"Umm...Sashiko your father told you to entertain us." Shippo spoke up. Sashiko turned to him with an ice cold glare.

"How about I kill you, that would be entertaining for me." Sashiko suggested. They weren't sure if she was kidding and they really didn't want to find out.

"Hehe, lets play nice now." Miroku said laughing slightly.

Sashiko let out a small sigh and sat down on the grass, the others followed suit. She closed her eyes for a few seconds before reopening them, "I guess I should allow you to ask me questions, I do not need father mad at me again. Will answering your questions be 'entertaining' enough," Sashiko questioned in a way that made it seem she didn't care, and she probably didn't.

"Yes that will be fine. I'll ask the first question," Sango announced. She thought for a few minutes. She thought she should start off with an easy questions, "Have you always lived here?"

"Yes," Sashiko, obviously, didn't feel complied to elaborate at all. Sango looked at Kagome.

"How long have you been training with Lady Kori?" Kagome asked, hoping that talking about something she liked would get her to speak more.

"2 years about." Miroku was up next.

'hmm…' He wanted to get a reaction out of her no matter what, "Will you bear my child?"

Sashiko glared at him, "Father told me about you guys. He specifically told me you were a pervert."

Miroku smiled, that's the most she said so far. Shippo turn was next and he had a questions for her.

"Why do you hate humans?" They all looked at Shippo, so much for easy questions. They all looked at her.

Sashiko stood up abruptly, "I have entertained you enough. I'm leaving now." Sashiko left.

"Why does she refuse to answer that question?" Kagome wondered out loud.

"Ask father."

They all turned to see Koichi there. God was he sneaky, "What?"

"Ask father what happened six years ago during the Tysiac Martwy war. He will tell you. Maybe then you will understand Sashiko just a little better, or maybe it will make you more confused either way, I don't care."

"If you don't care then why tell us this?" Miroku asked/stated.

"Someone has to show you that Father raised us right, since Sashiko refuses it's up to me." Koichi turned around, "Father is coming." He ran off, to where, no one knew.

A few minutes later, just as Koichi said, Inuyasha came walking through the woods. He stopped when he saw them.

"Do I want to know why you are sitting on the ground?" Inuyasha asked.

"Oh we were having some discussions with Sashiko." Sango answered. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, "Fine we asked questions and she gave us a minimal answer."

"Now that sounds like my daughter."

"Where is Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked innocently. Inuyasha's eyes darkened.

"He's in the woods still. I left."

"Oh," They were silent for a minute, "Hey Inuyasha what was the Tysiac Martwy war?"

"Who…Who told you about that?" Inuyasha looked stunned.

"Koichi told us to ask you about so we'd understand why Sashiko hated humans so much." Kagome clarified. Inuyasha pondered an answer for a few minutes. During that time, Sesshomaru came up and sat down, staring at Inuyasha intently. He had heard the question and would like to know the answer as well. Inuyasha scowled at Sesshomaru before turning the others.

"The Tysiac Martwy war, was a fight Magia fought 6 years ago with another village. The village was quite strong and when they found out about our village, they wanted it. The twins were four. It was their first battle and they were still innocent so they didn't understand why they weren't allowed into the forest without an adult or anything like that. About six months into the war, Sashiko went into the forest by herself. Her and Koichi had been playing hide and seek, running out of places to hide she ran into the forest.

"Some humans from the other village spotted her and easily took her down. I hadn't started their training yet so she could barely fight back, but she tried." Inuyasha became quiet, He took a deep breathe before continuing, "They raped her. She was four years old and to cause trouble in with our village, they raped her. They wanted to make an example out of her.

"Sashiko was too young to really understand but apparently her inner demon understood. Sashiko lost control and killed every human that was there. 12 men died from Sashiko's hand when she was four. That is why Sashiko doesn't like humans and that is why Sashiko is so cold. Her innocence was cruelly taken away from her. She still blames all human's for her pain. Its unfair but that is just her, her way to deal." Inuyasha became silent. The others all stared wide eye at him. Inuyasha stood up and walked away. He obviously didn't want to talk anymore.

"Poor Sashiko…" Kagome whispered. Sesshomaru was growling low, glad they were dead otherwise he would find and kill them himself.

"Do not pity me, human. I do not want it." They looked up to see Sashiko standing by a tree and she looked almost mad…

tysiac martwy means a thousand dead.