Chapter 4: I Dub Thee Lord Bastard
They were possibly the loudest noises the village had ever heard. It was common for demons to fight in the forest, but it was easy to tell that one had been another prey, or it was a fight for land. These noises were too feral and too destructive to even consider one of those possiblities. The entire village woke up frightened as the snarls and roars echoed through the small alleys and roads, making the children huddle close to their mothers as the fathers got up to investigate.
Miroku left his hut as well, Kaeda meeting up with him at the edge of the forest. The old woman's natural frown seemed deeper than usual, as if she knew something was up.
"Ye know what is happening, yes young monk?" She asked him, reaching into her sleeve and producing an item that had Miroku nearly jump back.
"Well it sounds like someone is fighting out there...And not normal fighting. This sounds like a fight to the death." He said, clutching his staff tightly. "Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are in there aren't they?"
"Ai, they are. Their demonic energy is all over this forest. If you listen closely you can hear them..." Kaeda replied, walking forward into the forest. "Come. We must stop this nonsense before they kill one another."
"Poison Claws!" Sesshomaru snarled, slashing his claws before him as Inuyasha lunged at him again. He was slowly being backed into the trees again and needed to get the upper hand before the hanyou did more damage than he had already done.
The demon was covered in small scratches and gashes, making it hard to smell thanks to the blood being absorbed into his robes. He snarled and bared his fangs shoving Inuyasha back and drawing Bakusaiga, making the hanyou draw his own blade. It was two of the most powerful dog youkai against each other weilding two of the most powerful swords to exist in Japan.
The Explosive Crushing Fang, Bakusaiga, made from Sesshomaru's own flesh could destroy a thousand demons in one stroke with his Explosive Corrosion Wave. The wave could destroy every part of a being and make is physically impossible to absorb or regenerate. It was truly a product of his own poison. The Iron Crushing Fang, Tetsusaiga, could kill one hundred demons in one stroke. It was only up to Bakusaiga's potential due to its multiple forms and abilities, but either way, with the swords pitched against each other it was sure to be a blood bath.
"I'm going to kill you, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha roared, baring his fangs in return. "Even if it kills me, at least I'd die with some satisfaction!"
"Do you not get it, little brother? For three years I've left you alone, let you wait and sulk and live without happiness. I don't want to fight you but it seems like I have no choice!" Sesshomaru pointed his sword at Inuyasha and waited, narrowing his eyes. He didn't want this! He did. Not. Want. This!
Inuyasha snorted and lifted his sword high in the air, bring it down with another loud roar. He was so pissed! How dare Sesshomaru just follow him around and hold his hand and touch him and sit with him and all of that shit! He was probably groping him too! That was what probably caused that nightmare. The damned demon most likely had his hand down the hanyou's pants and started stroking him or something. The sick pervert!
Sesshomaru jumped and lunged at his brother, dodging his highly predictable attack. He striked again and again at the hanyou, watching his eyes dart as he struggled to back up, block and watch him all at the same time. Close combat would never be his strong suit, something that would be the hanyou's downfall.
"Why do you insist on killing me, hn!" The demon snarled and struck his blade hard against Tetsusaiga. "What have I done to make you want to kill me so badly! Is it the new moon? Me finding out such a terribly guarded secret? Me stabbing you through with my blade? Well, what is it hanyou! Are you going to tell me or are you going to continue to BE A CHILD!" He struck at him hard again and watched his brother stumbled back fast, tripping over a tree root.
Inuyasha fell on his ass and quickly struggled to get back onto his feet. "I've always hated you, you bastard! I hate you! I hate everything about you and I wish you just could have died when I cut your fucking arm off!" He screamed and growled menacingly as he charged at the demon.
The brothers collided and pushed their swords against each other, trying to push the other one back. Inuyasha's feet dug deep and hard into the ground, small rock cutting at his feet. He growled and pushed harder, only to have his brother push back with ten times as much force. He could feel himseld slip back in the dirt and started to panic, looking behind him and around just as Miroku and Kaeda got into the area of their battle.
"They're...really fighting each other again..." Miroku whispered, watching in disbelief as his friend was being overtaken by the demon second by gruelling second.
"Ai...Well...Prepare yourself, monk. For this may not work." The old woman said and walked closer just as Inuyasha was shoved hard to the ground fifteen feet away.
Sesshomaru didn't know what was possessing him at that moment, but he jumped high in the air and held his sword ready to pierce Inuyasha's chest. As he started to decended upon the frightened hanyou who laid there completely frozen, he caught a glimpse of a glowing pink light around him. He looked down at himself and his eyes widened as he noticed small purple beads around his neck. Well shit. He looked back at Inuyasha, who suddenly snapped out of his frozen state and growled out, "Damn you! You BASTARD!"
Everyone was confused then. The moment "bastard" left the hanyou's mouth the beads glowed again and pulled the demon hard into the ground. The ground shook and Miroku covered his face with his sleeves as a cloud of dust rushed past him. Not a single noise could be heard then, just complete dead silence as the two holy humans waited for the dust to clear. Kaeda watched with her usual frown as figures could finally be seen and soon the scene unfolded before them.
Sesshomaru was down. On top of his brother, lips locked with the younger, both brothers stared at each other with shocked and wise eyes. It took a long time for Inuyasha to really comprehend what had just happened, but his mind just went right over the fact that his brother had subjugation beads as well and went straight to the current kiss.
The hanyou screamed and pushed his brother off, scrambling to his feet with Tetsusaiga still in hand. "Bastard!" Sesshomaru faceplanted into the dirt again with a loud snarl.
"Inuyasha!" He shouted and got up slowly, glaring at his brother before he grabbed the beads. He yanked hard and found that they were much stronger than he thought. "What on earth...?"
Miroku rushed forward to Inuyasha's side and pushed his hands down. "Inuyasha, calm yourself! Sesshomaru isn't going to do anything now." The monk looked back at the demon, only able to feel some relief that finally the great Lord was chained.
"He came onto me! What the fuck is with those beads! What the fuck did you guys do!" Wild gold eyes looked at the faces around him, stopping on Kaeda who seemed to be the one who subjugated his brother. "What...the fuck did you do?"
The old woman sighed and came up to the trio of men. "Inuyasha, you remember when Kagome unsealed you from the sacred tree yes?"
Inuyasha nodded, "Well duh! That was when she and I first met! How could I ever...How could I ever forget that..."
"Sesshomaru now holds the same beads we placed onto you. With the word you chose he will be subdued." Kaeda finished, looking at the bewildered Sesshomaru.
The demon growled and glared at the old woman. He couldn't believe this was happening! Show some brotherly affection and suddenly you're attacked and bound to your brother by means of magic beads. He could already feel his image going downhill. "Take them off, I have done nothing wrong!" He snarled.
"Oi Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha sheathed his sword and crossed his arms. "Bastard."
Sesshomaru was on the ground with an unhappy roar within seconds. Oh, the hanyou was going to enjoy this.
Sesshomaru grumbled as he followed Inuyasha through the village. The hanyou was having far too much fun now that he was bound to him like this. Every time the demon spoke Inuyasha would say the magic word and he'd be down for the count. He just couldn't win, could he? He tries to be a caring brother and what does he get? Beads around his neck and a dumbass brother who, in a way, "sits" him every ten minutes.
And to make it all so much worse, he had to follow him around like a lost puppy thanks to the incident the night before. Kaeda wanted Sesshomaru under watch now, so there went his freedom to be with Rin. Wherever Inuyasha went, he went, and Inuyasha never went to Rin.
"Inuyasha...I would like to see Rin." He said, his hands clenching into tight fists.
"Too bad. I'm going to the Well." The hanyou replied, not even looking back at him.
That fucking brat! "I demand that I see Rin, Inuyasha. That is why I am in this damned village. For her." There he went spewing half lies again. Sesshomaru knew well what was going to happen next though and he began to prepare himself for the one little word.
He could see the slight tensing of Inuyasha's shoulders and his ears perk up at that and just knew that he was going to be kissing the ground. The hanyou looked over his shoulder with that evil little grin and Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes.
"Bastard."
Sesshomaru felt the pull of the necklace and tried to fight it but was only met with more force as his brother said the word again. He fell forward onto his knees and then flat on the ground, trembling from the force of the necklace.
"Wow! No wonder Kagome did this all the time. It's actually really fun when it ain't happening to you!" Inuyasha said cheerfully, turning around and crouching in front of his brother. "You know if you just stayed away you wouldn't have those."
"I can't stay away and you know that, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru growled into the dirt, slowly pushing himself up. "Since Rin is here I will be here. You can't stop me from seeing her and you have no power to make her leave."
Inuyasha sighed and stood up. "Well...I..Fuck you! Bastard!" He shouted, watching Sesshomaru hit the ground again. He didn't know why he was so upset about that, but maybe it had to do with Kagome. She used to just come back not only for the jewels but for him and now she was gone. She would never come back just to see him and make him happy. She just wasn't going to be there anymore.
And Rin kind of looked like her...and Sesshomaru visited her so much...Why did Kagome have to be such a bitch and leave? Whatever. It wasn't even worth dwelling on anymore. Sesshomaru was bound like a dog and Inuyasha would milk the fun out of that until he got bored enough to just want to kill him again.
But...what would happen after that? What would he do then?