Chapter 5
Sesshoumaru had almost finished cooking. He took two cups and glasses from the cupboard, along with two pairs of chopsticks. He poured the noodles and salmon bites to the cups, put them on the dining table and sighed. He decided to go get his brother, but when he turned towards the kitchen door, he saw Inuyasha, standing there, grumpy, staring right into his eyes, looking like he was going to kill him.

"So, how are you feeling?" Sesshoumaru asked while he sat at the table without looking at his little brother.
"Fuck you", Inuyasha grumbled, but sat down on his chair and grabbed the chopsticks. Those words didn't hurt Sesshoumaru. Whatever, he didn't care. Actually, maybe it was good. Maybe this was a sign of Inuyasha getting better, back to his own, rude self.

The brothers ate their salmon ramen without neither saying a word. Inuyasha was finished first. He got up from his chair and put his cup and glass into the dishwasher. He turned at the door, but stopped there, stood for a little while, turning towards his big brother, saying:
"Thanks. It was good. Really."

Sesshoumaru stared at Inuyasha with big eyes. Well that was unexpected, he thought. He swallowed the noodles in his mouth and said with a calm voice:
"You're welcome."

So Inuyasha returned to his dark room. He crashed on his bed and closed his eyes. He curled up on his blanket and fell asleep.
He woke up at about 8 PM. And oh man his head ached. Inuyasha got up from his bed and clouched towards Sesshoumaru's room. The boy knocked the door, coughing thrice. Sesshoumaru opened the door. They both stared at each other, Sesshoumaru looking a bit angry. Inuyasha seemed very tired.
"Can I have some pain medicine...?" Inuyasha asked. This made Sesshoumaru's face turn from angry to surprised.
"Are you feeling unwell again?" the man asked.
"Well, it's just my head..."
"Hm. Come", Sesshoumaru said and started walking towards their father's room. There it was: their medicine cabinet. Sesshoumaru opened it, took a pill out of a jar and gave it to Inuyasha. Then they both went to the kitchen.
"I'll make some hot juice for you. Now, take your medicine", Sesshoumaru ordered.
So Inuyasha went to the living room and sat on the sofa.
"ACHOO!" he sneezed loud. After a few minutes Sesshoumaru came to him, handing over the cup of hot juice. Then he sat next to his little brother, watching him drinking the juice. When the cup was empty, Inuyasha sighed, sounding a bit sad.
"Uhh... Big bro..." the boy mumbled. "I... I'm sorry about what happened today... Cuz... I don't hate you... Really... I just..."
"It's okay. I admit I might have been a bit too harsh."
"So... You forgive me?"
"Yes. The question is, do You forgive Me?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Hm. Maybe", Inuyasha smiled a little. Even Sesshoumaru chuckled a bit, nodding.
After having his medicine and hot juice, Inuyasha returned to his room and got back to bed. Sesshoumaru was prepared to have a one hell of a night coming. Coughing, sneezing and maybe some more coughing. But no. Inuyasha fell asleep in less than half an hour, and slept all night. Sesshoumaru checked on him every now and then, since he didn't sleep more than a few hours, because he had to do some studying. It was 3 AM when he finally got to bed. They both slept sound.
The next morning there was no alarm clock to wake Sesshoumaru or Inuyasha up. Sesshoumaru slept calmly, although it was already 10:20 AM. But suddenly something woke him up. He felt someone poking his shoulder. The man opened his eyes, and saw his little brother next to his bed, looking straight into his eyes.
"Inuyasha..." Sesshoumaru yawned. "What is it?"
"I'm hungry", Inuyasha said with a sniffle.
"There is cereal in the kitchen shelf. As you know", Sesshoumaru said and sat up.
"I know. But I want some omelette."
For a while Sesshoumaru stared at his brother. Oh man he was getting tired of this babysitting. Oh well, he had promised his father to take care of Inuyasha, and NOT to let him mess up the kitchen. So, finally he sighed and got up from his bed.
"Okay, okay, I'll make you some omelette", he said, stretching a bit. Inuyasha walked out of the room into the kitchen, coughing, Sesshoumaru following him.

"So", Sesshoumaru said as he was cooking the omelette on a pan, "how is your headache?"
"Better", Inuyasha nodded while he blew his nose.
"Father will be here maybe within a few hours", Sesshoumaru said as he gave Inuyasha a plate full of omelette. The boy smiled a bit at his brother and started eating. Sesshoumaru had made some for himself too, so he sat opposite Inuysha on the table, grabbed a fork and ate.
After the brothers had eaten, Inuyasha returned to bed, and Sesshoumaru to his studies.

A black taxi had left Tokyo's airport a few minutes ago. At the backseats sat Inutaisho, looking out of the window, smiling.
"We're you on holiday?" the taxi driver asked.
"Not actually. A conference in America", Inutaisho answered. "I'm really curious to see what will I meet at home. My both sons were there on their own for all week, and they don't really get along with each other..."
"How old are they, if I may ask?"
"15 and 25."
"I would say young men that age would be just fine one week."
"Maybe, but you don't know my sons. The younger is very childish, and the older one is very cold-hearted."
"Are you still happy to return home?"
"Of course. After all, the younger one has been very sick, even in hospital for a few days. They need me."

So the taxi stopped in front of the apartment house where Inutaisho and his boys lived in. Inutaisho took his bags out of the trunk of the taxi, and went in. He took the elevator and stopped in front of their apartment's door. He opened the door with his keys and stepped in.
"I'm ba-!" he was about to call out, but went silent as he saw Sesshoumaru peeking out of his room, shushing him. Inutaisho looked at him, surprised.
"Inuyasha's sleeping", Sesshoumaru whispered. Inutaisho smiled and put his bags down on the floor. Sesshoumaru went to the kitchen and waved his father to come after him.
"How is he?" Inutaisho asked a bit worried. "Does he still have a fever?"
"I haven't checked today. He does cough and sneeze a lot and seems tired, but he does eat and... well, let's say he's getting back to his own, rude self."

Inutaisho seemed amused. He went to Inuyasha's room and opened it's door as quietly as possible. The room was dark as the blinds and curtains were shut. Inuyasha slept in his bed quietly. Inutaisho smiled and walked next to his bed. He laid his hand on his son's shoulder and stroke him gently. Sesshoumaru looked at this scene at the room's door. Soon Inutaisho turned away and walked to the door.
"Let's not wake him up", Inutaisho whispered. Sesshoumaru nodded, and both men left the room, closing the door carefully.
First Inutaisho unpacked his bags in his room. Then he took a shower. He walked out of the bathroom with a towel on his waist, drying his long, silver hair with another towel.

"So, are you hungry?" the man asked Sesshoumaru, who sat at the dining table, reading the newspaper.
"Not really", Sesshoumaru shook his head without even looking at his father. "We ate omelette in the morning."
"Hmm... I know what to do!" Inutaisho grinned and turned at the stove.

Inuyasha was sound asleep - until he smelled something. Something good. It had been a while since he had even smelled anything because his stuffed nose. He opened his eyes and yawned. Actually, there were TWO good scents nearby. And he identified both of them. He liked both of them.
Inuyasha opened his room's door and heard his big brother talking to someone. And that 'someone' was...

"Dad!" Inuyasha rejoiced and ran to hug his father. Inutaisho smiled and stroke his younger son's hair.
"Nice to see you're feeling better", he said. "Tell me, can you smell something good?"
"Yeah!" Inuyasha nodded. "Pancakes!"

As Inutaisho made the pancakes, the boys sat around the table.
"So, how have you boys managed around here while I was gone?" Inutaisho asked. "Am I correct you just had a fight yesterday?"
"Nah, we can forget about that!" Inuyasha said. "Actually, Sessh would make a great nurse! When I was in hospital he bought me candy and chocolate and juice and a stuffed toy bunny and..."
"Whoa, wait a minute!" Inutaisho cried out. "Who are you and what have you done to my Sesshoumaru?" he laughed, making Inuyasha laugh too. Sesshoumaru smiled. "But now", Inutaisho said as he put a plate with a stack of pancakes on the dining table. "Eat up!"
Inuyasha didn't hesitate. In just a few minutes he had eaten six pancakes. Sesshoumaru and Inutaisho smiled, as they were both glad to see the young one to have such a great appetite.
"Tha... CHOO! Thanks..." Inuyasha thanked after he was full up. He went back to his room and fell asleep.

When he awoke it was already evening. Inuyasha was feeling a bit... miserable, maybe? He knew what he needed. So he peeked out of his room to the corridor, and went to the living room. Sesshoumaru sat on the sofa, watching TV. Maybe even he sometimes spent his night doing something else than study. Inuyasha sat down next to him. Sesshoumaru did turn at him, but turned back to the TV. Then Inuyasha did something he had never done; he laid down, with his head on his big brother's lap. Sesshoumaru flinched, but relaxed and laid his hand on Inuyasha's chest ja sighed.
"So it is true", said Inutaisho, who was standing in the living rooms' doorway, smiling. He got closer, and saw both boys were smiling a little. The father reached his arms towards his sons and hugged them both. Never before the whole Taisho family had been this close before.

"You boys have no idea how happy I am right now..." Inutaisho sighed after he had sat down on the sofa, Inuyasha between him and Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha leaned to his father's shoulder, Sesshoumaru smiled. This wasn't only fatherly love. This was brotherly love.

-THE END-

So, that's it. The story's over. I'm so sorry this ending was this short, but this just IS the END, that's just what it is. Thank you for favs and those few reviews. If you want to read more stories written in this style, check out my story named "The Guardian Dog". That story is already finished on my computer in finnish, so I can quarantee that if I get any reviews or favs, I will translate it as much as I have time. Anyway, please review this story, please! o/