Chapter 6

Sukari leaned over Sesshoumaru's bed as she fidgeted nervously. Her ebony hair was in wild disarray around the black boxers and white t-shirt as Inuyasha stood of to the side in confusion.

"What are we here for again?" he asked as Sukari nervously bounced from foot to foot.

"I have to tell you guys something and I only feel like saying it once." Sukari said sharply. Sesshoumaru opened bleary eyes to stare at the front of his sister's chest.'Is that my shirt?' he wondered to himself as Sukari and Inuyasha argued for a moment.

"What is it, Sukari?" he growled out as Inuyasha glared.

"Um, I saw Sanoskue yesterday when I went to the shoe store. He seemed to be fine, but I wanted to let you know, in case I can't stop myself from seeing him. I mean he is my twin."

Sesshoumaru glared up at her before he fully comprehended what she said. His golden gaze came into focus quickly as he bolted up from the bed. Sukari barely managed to keep from taking a step in retreat as she returned the golden glare with an icy one of her own. The two stared at each other until Inuyasha cleared his throat. Sesshoumaru rose from the bed his chest bare as the silky green pajama bottoms whispered over his feet. Inuyasha wore a simple pair of red cotton pajama bottoms and looked extremely cross at being dragged from his bed. Sesshoumaru towered over his sister, who continued to stare right back into his face.

"You will stay away from him. This Sesshoumaru says it and you as the alpha female will follow it."

"I'm only the alpha female during tribal rites,Sesshoumaru-sama. I'll do what I want when I want to do it. And nothing you or Inuyasha say will prevent it from happening." Sukari barked back, her anger just as icy as his own.

"Do not presume to address this Sesshoumaru as such, bitch. I'm still alpha in this family and as such, I can do whatever I please with you."

Sukari's left eye twitched in rapid statacco as she glared at her oldest brother, her full-brother. His own right eye was a rapid echo of her own,as Inuyasha looked on.She wanted to be free of this burden of the alpha female so much, and she had no one to take her place. The life of a princess sucked in continual proccesses.It was like everyone was in on a secret joke and she had no clue as to what the punchline was. Tears glimmered momentarily in her eyes as she turned her head. Her voice was whispered and so low that even Sesshoumaru had to strain to hear it.

"Fine. I will refrain from seeing him, Sesshoumaru-sama. I shall leave you and Lord Inuyasha to discuss any events you deem necessary. I bid you good day." Her head held high, Sukari swept from the room. Waiting until she was almost to her own room, before she fled up the stairs and into it, with a heavy slam, shuttting herself away from the world.

Sesshoumaru caught the sent of salt after she left and Inyasha glared at him. Obviously he smelled it too. Turning he resisted the urge to rub a hand over his face and simply sigh. It was times like this that he sincerely wished his father were still alive. Sukari was his angel, and if anyone knew what to do about her it was him. But over the years, Sukari had made many friends. Maybe the git they were with could be of assistance.

Turning to Inuyasha, he asked roughly.

"Is is possible to call Higurashi-san? Maybe there is a way she could calm down Sukari."

Inuyasha sighed heavily as he puled on a lock of his hair.

"I already did. She'll be here-"

"INUYASHA!!!!!!!!"

"That'd be her." Inuyasha turned on his heel and made his way to the living room followed by Sesshoumaru. Kagome stood there in a pair of shorts and a tank-top with sneakers. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her eyes were like little blue slits.

"What. Happened." she bit out quietly and listened as Inuyasha recounted the arguement between Sesshoumaru and Sukari. Those blue slits focused neatly on him as Inuyasha continued.

"So you did it? I'll take care of it. I still can't believe you could be the Aniki-san, Sukari was so infatuted with when she was younger." With that, Kagome strode up the stairs to Sukari's room. A couple of moments later, a squeak was heard then an even louder slam.

Kagome softly rocked the sobbing girl in the center of the huge king-size four poster bed. Their ebony strands mingled together with Sukari's being a shade darker than Kagome's. Kagome held onto her throughout it all, never once believing the sorrow filled creature in front of her was the happy,entergetic child she'd grown up with. She seemed so much smaller, so much more delicate than the Sukari she knew. Leaving Sukari quietly dosing with a light blanket thrown over her, Kagome left the room, intent on talking to a gorgeous older brother.

Sesshoumaru glanced up from his newspaper as Kagome came back in. He was concerned and had she been demon,she might have been able to smell it, but she turned those blue eyes in his direction.

"You need to apologize. Whatever you said to her, she took it hard. She loves you, obviously more than she should, and whatever you said has her upstairs crying like someone's killing her. She gives off these little whimpers, like a wounded animal whose afraid to let you touch them. I'm suprised she even let me in."

Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow. She wanted him to apologize to his disobedient sibling? It was not so in the old ways. Sukari was being punished and she knew it. But she was born outside the order and the laws of the court, so she wouldn't be overly familiar with the basics, unless Inuyasha or himself told her. But why would his words wound her so?

Sukari opened her pale eyes and focused blankly on the wall opposite her bed. Her eyes normally so happy and bright were dark and sad. Blinking, she sat up and stared at her reflection in the mirror over the dresser. Crawling out of bed, She made her way to the bathroom. Setting a water temperature that even Kagome, who had a hot water fixation wouldn't step foot in, she slid down to the floor and just sat there as the water beat on her skin. She had been hurt over her Aniki's words,but it was his tone that had made her so shocked. He never talked to her like that. Sanoskue was her twin, but Aniki had raised her after Mama couldn't stand to look at her until, she'd been shipped off to her father. Sighing unhappily, she began to wash in a daze. After she was finished, she began to soap her hair. It usually made her feel better. An hour later, Sukari sat on her bed, wrapped in a fluffy towel. Rin had barreled in and began to chatter happily as she brushed the heavy strands, They were braided back and Sukari was feeling a little better after Rin left. Inuyasha came in right after her. His own eyes golden eyes were sad and he softly asked if she was ok. Sukari nodded. Inuyasha explained that Sesshoumaru hadn't meant what he said. He was simply angry that she wanted to be so close to Sanoskue after the stunt he'd pulled a couple years ago. 'Sesshoumaru worries about you on the same level he worries about Rin' Inuyasha explained. Sukari sighed as her stomach rumbled. Pulling on a pair of blue and white plaid pajama bottoms, and slipping into a white shelf tank, she made her way down stairs to the kitchen. She bit back a gasp as Sesshoumaru looked up, his sunlight gaze glittering in the room. Sukari quickly turned to go to the pantry as she avoided coming close to him. Sesshoumaru fought back the slash of hurt that he felt. Rising to his feet, he softly padded over to her and wrapped her into a soft embrace.

"This Sesshoumaru has been a complete," he paused for a minute as he struggled to get the words out. "a complete fool. I am sorry I snapped at you, Imotou. Can you forgive this Sesshoumaru?" He whispered to her as he felt his slim sibling wrap her arms around him. A nod followed as she whispered her apologies for disobeying him. Inuyasha allowed a small smile to cross his face at the small smile that appeared on his Aniki's face. Leaving the two to themselves, he went to his room.

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