Do not own Inuyasha.
Sibling
A man in red darted through the trees, eyes scanning left and right. A sudden leap back, and before him stands a man in white.
"Took you long enough." the man in red said.
"Hn." said the man in white.
A hand rested on a sword hilt, waiting for an opponent to move. Both watching, waiting. One smirks, as if he knows something secret. One shifts a bare foot, knowing he is being goaded. A blink of an eye and that is all that is needed. A white blur and red is thrown, an attempt to release the sword, blocked by the angle of his own body. He turns a little and gets his feet under him, a clawed foot bounces off a tree and sends him back toward his attacker, landing in roughly the same position he started in. He draws his sword just in time to block his opponents. The sound of the clash deafens the noise from the breeze. A grit of teeth, an devious smirk, a growl and grunt and they disengage.
"You almost had me, but not good enough." red says.
"Hn." white replies.
"We should head back." red states.
"Are you tired, little brother?" white remarks.
"No way. It's just ... I worry for them. I know they are okay, and can take care of themselves, but my instincts..." red says.
"Your instincts dictate that you check on them." white finishes.
"Rin." red said.
"Hn." white confirms.
"Not Jaken though, but that I get. The dragoneet, I not sure. I think yeah, but that's probably because he doesn't talk. Although when I think about it, you have the patience of a kami to put up with that toad." red states, a smile at his last statement.
"Jaken is indeed a pest, but he is a loyal one. Loyalty calls to this one, as it should you." white said, turning to leave.
"Kagome, but I just can't see past Kikyo. I love her, don't get me wrong, but it's as a sister. I think that was how we were always meant to be. I just wish that..." red said following.
"You did not hurt her." white states.
"Yeah." red whispers.
It is quiet the rest of way back to the others. Both thinking of the words the other spoke, but each keeping their own council.