One Week

I don't own Inuyasha

Chapter 5

Aun ran to the door as the bell rang, hopping joyfully to each paw and making circles before running back to Sesshoumaru and then back to the door again for him to open it.

"Koga! What's up? I didn't know you were working delivery."

"Just started. Having a girlfriend is expensive."

"Ayame has you on a short leash."

"You're one to talk. You and Kagura are no secret. Everyone can see she's got you sprung. No denying that chick is hot though!"

"The baddest."

"So did you two...?"

"I'm not saying we did and I'm not saying we didn't."

"Damn. The rumors are true?"

"Just give me the pizza."

"Tip sir." Koga held one hand out in front palm up as he folded the other behind him.

"I paid you and you still owe me for the chicken biscuit last week. Consider your debt resolved."

"I should have dropped that pizza and put it back in the box."

"Whatever."

"Wait a minute, your parents are out of town right?"

"Yeah."

"And you aren't having a party? What's wrong with you? It's spring break."

"I can't risk the car."

"Man, please. Your parents would never find out."

"You're forgetting I have three siblings, one of which has the biggest mouth on the face of this planet."

"Shoot, let Inuyasha join in on the fun. He'd be the coolest 9th grader in the school for attending your party."

"I'm not having a party."

"I'll send out invites for Friday."

"Koga, no. Now, get out. I'll see you Monday."

"Think about it. I'll text you."

"I will kill you."

Sesshoumaru shook his head as he sat the pizza on the coffee table.

"Pizza's here!"

Sesshoumaru watched the procession of siblings come down the stairs. He was well aware that he might be the only normal one in the family who simply walked down them. Rin hopped down the stairs and caught a ride on Aun. The dog had become her horse and had no issue carrying the little girl. Kohaku decided he would practice one karate move per step although he was noticeably still hobbling but preferred to continue his practice anyway. Of course, Inuyasha was always a spectacle deciding to slide down the banister despite being told multiple times not to do so. Sesshoumaru decided they all might be better off if Inuyasha took a tumble. Maybe it would knock some sense into him.

"Movie night!" Rin screamed hopping on the couch and tearing the crust from a slice of pizza. Kohaku sat next to her grabbing up the other half

"What are we watching?"

"Super Titans."

"We've seen that a hundred times. I vote Fear Scrolls Part II."

"Inuyasha, you know we can't watch that. Dad and Izaiyoi won't let us. Besides it's an R rated movie."

"You know you want to see part II. Part I was the only movie we agreed on two years ago and mom never found out. It's on EntFlicks."

Sesshoumaru chewed the inside of his jaw for a minute. Inuyasha actually had a point this time. He did really want to see the second part of the movie and it really wasn't their dad that forbid it, it was Izaiyoi.

"Kohaku and Rin can't watch it."

"You guys want to watch a scary movie?"

"I don't know about this..." Kohaku sat back but Rin nodded vigorously as she bit into the crust again.

"Alright. We all agree. This stays between the four of us. We never watched Fear Scrolls."

"What's Fear Scrolls?"

Sesshoumaru smirked at Rin as she looked off. "She's good."

An hour and a half into the movie Sesshoumaru was sure that this wasn't a good idea but he was too hooked not see it through to the end. Kohaku cowered into the corner of the sofa face down, Rin had joined him in the recliner well aware that Kohaku was of no protection and continued to peak at the screen behind the hand he'd placed over her face. Inuyasha jerked everytime someone screamed and was slaughtered at the hands of Onigumo. Sesshoumaru tried to understand why the girl in the movie named Kikyo had gone into the cave in the first place and read the scrolls out loud no less. She had to have known it would release the demon and yet she'd done it anyway. His heart skipped hearing a loud knock on the house. Inuyasha yelled and jumped from the chair making it clear across the room and Sesshoumaru wasn't sure at what point Kohaku had joined he and Rin in the recliner.

"What the hell was that?"

Sesshoumaru attempted to explain away the noise as Inuyasha moved further away from the window. "It was probably just some wind."

"There ain't no wind out there."

The noise occurred again followed by a scraping that sounded more like nails against a chalkboard. Rin screamed and held closer to Sesshoumaru as Kohaku tried to maneuver his way into protection behind Sesshoumaru. Aun growled and then ducked behind the sofa. Sesshoumaru shook his head at the dog. Aun was the size of a bear and the dog had the courage of a cat.

"Inuyasha, why don't you go check it out?"

"What? Why me?! You're the oldest."

"We can afford to lose you."

"You're a coward."

"Who's the coward that jumped clear across the room because of a little noise?"

"Whatever. I'm not going out there."

Sesshoumaru got up carried Aun over to Rin and Kohaku before grabbing a baseball bat.

"Inuyasha, if you don't come with me, I'm labeling you a bastard and a coward for the rest of your life"

"...Damn it." Inuyasha grabbed a bat and slung it over his shoulder as if that was going to make it look like he was braver than he led on.

The two of them paused before going out the front door as they heard another noise, this time a thump and crash that shook the two brothers to their core. Sesshoumaru took a breath and shook it off reminding himself that there probably was nothing to worry about but the fact that Inuyasha was currently close enough for him to feel his brother's breath on his neck was not helping as he shoved him back.

"Get off me!"

"I wasn't even on you."

"Let's go around the back."

"There's no light back there."

"Yes, there is."

"Mom told you to change and the light bulb and you never did remember?"

Sesshoumaru tried not to dwell on the past. Izaiyoi had, in fact, asked him to change the light bulb while he was grounded for fighting with Inuyasha and he'd ignored the request. He regretted it deeply at the moment.

"We're going that way anyway. We need the element of surprise."

"This ain't war games!"

"Get it together Inuyasha!"

"Call Daddy!" Rin squeaked it out from behind Aun.

"We're fine. It's just a tree Bug." I hope

Inuyasha followed Sesshoumaru around the back of the house and rounded the side where they'd heard the distinctive noise. Unfortunately, there were no trees on this side of the house, simply the long row of unkempt bushes that crept along the side, casting eerie shadows out from the light in the house and the moon above. Sesshoumaru readied himself.

"What?! You see something? Tell me."

"Shut up."

"I need to know so I can be ready."

"I need you to have my back, and not fail at that like you always do in our games."

"I always have your back in games."

"Oh yeah, like the game against the Panthers? That was a real winner."

"I ran the play and was open."

"No, you didn't. And we lost the game."

"It's not my fault you got sacked."

"That was the first and last one in my career..."

Sesshoumaru pulled up as a rustle came from the bushes. Whatever it was, he was well aware that it was much bigger than a rabbit. A shadowed figure stepped out, looking less human and more alien than he could have imagined. Limbs seemed to stick out in all directions as it approached them in what looked like it was walking on one hand and leg. The approach of it was slow and methodical before picking up the pace and finally running toward him. Sesshoumaru swung barely missing as the figure ducked and yelled out in surprise falling to the ground. Sesshoumaru was sure there was something familiar about that scream. Stepping into the moonlight he studied the figure harder trying to find some rationale in it before finally lowering the baseball bat and deciding he knew exactly who, rather than what this was. He was only rattled by his brother's battle cry as Inuyasha dashed forward, bat raised to obliterate the enemy.

"It's Onigumo!"

"Inuyasha, wait!"

The figure ducked and yelled again scrambling and dodging and doing a good job of avoiding Inuyasha's swing of the bat. Sesshoumaru punched Inuyasha, grabbing the bat from his hands.

"Sesshoumaru, what the hell!"

"That's not Onigumo you, idiot. Look at him."

"Grandpa Totosai?!"

Totosai sat back and drew his hand across his forehead, relieved that he would not have to dodge another swing.

"Grandpa, what are you doing here? Don't tell me Dad sent you because he doesn't trust me?"

"What? No." Totosai scratched his forehead in thought. "Actually, your father told me he and your mother..."

"She's not my mother."

"...were going out of town. I assumed they took you kids with them since they didn't drop you guys off. So, I decided I'd come by and check on the house. When I saw a few of the lights on, I figured I should check to make sure everything was okay inside. The only problem is, I forgot where along the house your father said he left the key and I've been searching through the bushes to find it."

"Why were you running at us?"

"I wasn't. I tripped."

Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes realizing that was why their grandfather was covered in limbs and leaves but it still didn't explain the weirdness of the cloak. Then again their grandfather had some strange ways.

"Well, since you've seen that everything is okay, you can go home now."

"I might as well see Kohaku and Rin while I'm here. I don't want to go without seeing the young ones."

Sesshoumaru sighed and huffed impatiently.

"Alright, alright. Don't get upset. I'll let you show your father you can be an adult and not a spoiled brat."

Rin was elated to see her grandfather as Kohaku simply seemed relieved that they all weren't going to be killed by some unknown intruder.

"Okay you've seen them, can you go now?"

"Are you sure you're going to be alright with the kiddos?"

"Yes, grandpa. We're fine. Go away." Sesshoumaru hurried Totosai through the door, relieved as he was finally able to get him out. He'd decided after much thought and to Inuyasha's disappointment that they wouldn't finish the movie. There had been enough activity for one night. While he'd expected Rin not to get through a full night of sleep, Kohaku had ended up in his room too. When Sesshoumaru woke up in the middle of the night his soul nearly left his entire body when he'd unexpectedly stepped on Inuyasha and yelled as he stumbled toward the door, waking all of them. Rin woke up screaming and finding protection under the covers as Kohaku and Aun joined her.

"Damn it Inuyasha! What are you doing in here?!"

"I must have slept walked."

"...!"

"Alright, fine. Maybe I was a little scared. So, what?"

Sesshoumaru looked at the clock and realized he hadn't been sleeping more than twenty minutes at a time, waking easily to every sound in the house and every movement Rin and Kohaku made "...We should never have watched that damn movie."

...

"Father, did everything go as planned?"

"Oh yes. They all got the scare of their lives."

"Good."

Taisho hung up the phone as he placed his arm around Izaiyoi.

"Taisho, your father didn't scare them too badly did he?

"No. He just shook them up a bit. Sesshoumaru must have forgotten we get a notification every time they watch something restricted. I hope they enjoyed Fear Scrolls Part II while they could. Onigumo lives again."

Izaiyoi laughed as she kissed him and turned out the light.

A/N: Peace, Love, and Laughter everyone. More to come soon! Thanks for reading/reviewing/following as always :)