Asunder
Inuyasha had dumped all the fish on Kaeda and holed himself up in his hut, sitting in the farest corner, Tetsusaiga in his grasp. He gripped the sword hard, his knuckles turning a pasty white before the thunk of boots in the entrance of the hut snapped him out of it. He was up in an instant, dropping the sword and launching himself at the demon. Sesshomaru hesitantly opened his arms, expecting a hug before he got yanked forward. Two tanned hands gripped the folds of his haori, a set of angry yellow eyes boring into his own.
"Where do you go?" Inuyasha spoke in a rough whisper.
"My mother." Sesshomaru replied calmly.
"Again?"
"Yes."
"Why? Why do you keep visiting her? Why do you keep leaving me alone when you seem to be the only god damn person to get rid of these damn nightmares!" The hanyou panted and let go of the demon, stumbling back and seating himself on the futon.
Sesshomaru sighed and removed his armour, placing it to the side before he kicked off his boots and undid his haori. He walked over and gently wrapped the red and white fabric around the hanyou's shoulders before sitting neck to him. "To protect you."
Silence.
"Because your dreams...they seem to be truer than you believe them to be...Because I don't want them finding you."
"Who?"
"It doesn't matter because as long as I'm around they aren't going to find you. They will travel, they will collect and then they will stay away for years. I'm not going to let these dreams get to you. I'm not going anywhere..."
"Then...then where the hell are you taking me tomorrow?"
"My home. My mother is going...hopefully...she can find the route to your...nightmares."
Inuyasha looked up at the demon and shook his head. Like hell he wanted to visit a female Sesshomaru. It was bad enough that he was here now and he was likingthe affection and attention. Seeing her would just set him off, he just knew it. "No...No it's fine. I don't need to see your damn mother. She'll hate me anyway..."
Wrong.Sesshomaru thought and brushed a piece of hair out of the hanyou's eyes. "If you feel that way then fine. But you can't survive with these dreams. One day...they will break you."
"How can they break me when I'm already broken?"
The demon stiffened and looked down at his brother, eyes wide with shock.
"How can these dreams break me when they gave me a sense of security when Kagome had left? How can they break me when they suddenly brought me a better version of you! HOW CAN THEY BREAK ME WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO BREAK IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Inuyasha shouted before tearing himself out of Sesshomaru's arms and flopping into the thin sheets.
He admitted it. He admitted that he was broken, that he wanted the demon there. Sesshomaru swallowed and sat up straight. "Inuyasha...would you be frightened...if I asked for more than your arms tonight?"
The hanyou sat up and raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Inuyasha..." The demon began and shifted so he was leaning towards him.
"I..I don't get what you're asking of me." He whispered, knowing fully what the demon wanted from him now.
He wanted him.
"I..I don't know..if...I..I..."
Fingers pressed against the hanyou's lips and the demon brushed his own against his cheek. Shivers traveled through Inuyasha's body, his eyes beginning to close as hot breath invaded his person space. This was familiar. This was nice. This is what he missed with Kagome...
A kiss.
It was simple, bearly there, but he felt it. He felt it within him, he felt it as he shivered and pressed close, arms instantly going around Sesshomaru's neck as their lips moved against each other's with a feathers touch. But soon, Inuyasha knew what was happening, and before he could pull away, his brother was out of his grasp and blushing as he crawled under the covers. Brothers didn't kiss like that. Brothers didn't kiss at all.
The hanyou slowly touched his lips with a shaking hand before crawling under the blankets with the demon and wiggled into his arms.
"Again.."
A command and a request that Sesshomaru couldn't refuse, and he fell asleep with the hanyou tucked in his arms, lips sealed together as The Society moved closer and the black plot thickened...
But not a soul was aware...
Inuyasha wasn't in love with his brother. Oh no. He was glad he was there, but he was hungry for affection. In a way he was unconsciously playing with his heart, but it had been so long since he had been kissed and held and not abused, he forgot all about the beads around his and his brother's neck and continued to go to him for his daily love dose.
Sesshomaru was highly aware of this, but whatever kept the hanyou eating, alive, and not plagued by nightmares, he'd do it.
And with lips locked, red covered back against the wall of the hut outside, the two tangled themselves together and let the world pass around them until the hanyou pushed gently on the demon's chest.
"I need to breathe..." He whispered, panting hard as he wiped up the saliva on his chin.
The demon smirked and licked the hanyou's cheek, nuzzling him to keep him distracted. It had been two weeks since their first kiss and Sesshomaru was still trying to figure out how to keep the hanyou interested and coming back for more. What would make him push away, what would make him cling to him and shudder with joy, he wanted to know all of that.
And as his mouth finally found the pup's ear, enclosing around it and sucking on the tip, the hanyou was instantly moaning and clinging to whatever he could on his brother to hold him up.
"Hn...you seem to like this..." Sesshomaru purred, smirking as he licked up the appendage.
"S...Stop...Se..Sesshomaru...oh god!" Inuyasha shivered and pushed the demon away again, putting a hand to his crotch to cover the slight buldge.
The demon raised an eyebrow and was just reaching for the hanyou's pants when a shuffling of feet and a shout for the two snapped them out of their little meet up.
Miroku and Sango ran up to the two brothers, unaware of the previous positions as they were quick enough to distance themselves, panting and heaving and fear written all over their faces.
"What's wrong with you two?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and then let his face turn up in disgust. "Please don't tell me you two just got caught fucking by your kids. I don't want to hear it!"
"No! Inuyasha! That's-" Sango began as she flushed, looking away.
"Inuyasha I think if that happened you would see us running from the village, not to you. Trust me." Miroku put his hands up and then frowned. "And plus we aren't here to talk to you."
"...Then who?" Inuyasha already knew the answer, but he didn't want to believe they wanted to talk to his brother. What would they honestly have to say to him?
"What is it?" The demon asked evenly, not even looking at them, completely transfixed on the slobbery ear twitching a few feet away from him.
"It's Rin." Sango began before her motherly instincts made her turn away and cover her mouth.
"She's missing." The monk barely finished before the demon was dashing into the woods.
Well shit! The hanyou looked at his shaken friends and then took off after the demon.
"Sesshomaru!" The hanyou cried out, chasing the fading figure through the woods, trees smacking at his person.
The trees blurred beside him, the demon ahead his only focus. The branched smacked him across the face, making him hiss in pain before he finally caught up to his brother and grabbed his arm, pulling him back to stop him. Sesshomaru growled and whirled around, raising his hand to strike until he saw the pointy ears and lowered his guard.
Inuyasha let go of his arm and wrapped his own around the demon, pulling him as close as he could without impaling himself on the spikes of his armour.
"We're going to find her. She's now from my village. From the people I protect. You and her are a package deal so I'm going to find her. We both are." He whispered.
Strong arms wrapped around the hanyou and he smiled as he felt the demon's hot breath on his neck as he panted. He didn't speak or move, letting his brother enjoy being useful again before he felt the pup pull away and grab his hand.
"Let's go. She can't be too far. We can maybe sniff her out." Inuyasha said enthusiastically.
"She's gone..." The demon replied, keeping his gaze away from the hanyou.
"What do you mean? You just ran in here blindly!"
"I followed her scent. She was taken behind your hut..."
Inuyasha sniffed and shook his head. "There's nothing here, Sesshomaru..."
"Because her scent disappeared here..."
The hanyou's eyes widened and he looked around. The forest was silent, far off from his own forest and he had completely lost his bearings. How could a child just go missing like that? It was impossible unless she was taken by a demon. If that was it she was long gone by now since the trail was so weak even Inuyasha couldn't catch it.
"Sesshomaru...I..." He began.
"Save it." The demon snarled, removing himself from his brother. "Let's go. We're going to find her."
"But you said it yourself. The trail is gone, she's probably dead by now!"
"Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru shouted, causing the hanyou's ears to flatten. "Enough."
The forest grew silent as they stood there, the wind barely blowing before the demon huffed and ran his hand over his face. He was stressing, his aura escalating to an almost sickening level making Inuyasha cough and cover his nose with his sleeve.
"...Let's go..." The hanyou barely heard the demon and slowly started to jog up to him.
He slid his hand into his and squeezed it, making Sesshomaru stiffen and then relax, letting his brother drag him gently along to find the one human he could stand. His Rin was missing, the little girl that wanted him to be happy no matter what, and he wanted her back.