So here we have Yamazaki and the thunder brothers, sorry, no Kagome in this chapter. Sodoyou guys want a lemon in this story?

Foolishness

He finally understood, and Kagome's fear was accepted, but things were different this time round, they had no jewel shards enhancing their strength 10, 20, 50 times or whatever. Hearing from Kagome that there was once a future where he was not strong enough made him disappointed in himself. He'd trained every day so he was just as strong as Sesshoumaru who was growing up to be something of a legend like his father, just not quite as much of a prick. He guessed he had not done that in Kagome's 'other' because he defeated those demons with such ease he was sure he could still have killed them if they were 100 times the strength they were. The fact they'd beaten him in any version of the future was downright embarrassing.

When it became clear they were terribly outmatched they started to cry and asked for forgiveness, begged him. The love between the brothers was commendable, not nearly as strong as Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, and Shippou now he guessed, but it was still love. He did not like to kill those who felt love, but he was a Lord of his lands now, and he had to put his people first all the time. He had them on their knees before him and he stood above them as the warlord he was about to pass judgement, and pass he did it.

"Please," Hiten cried, "we are sorry, we are young and foolish, grant us mercy."

"I believe you," he said solemnly, already feeling empathy for them. "I believe you are sorry now, and that you want to leave and live a quiet life for now, but for how long? You might go after my people, and I would never be able to forgive myself if you hurt them, they are not all as powerful as I am. I have been training every day since I was a kit, you never stood a chance, and you were indeed foolish to even believe you could beat me. Oh I believe you, for now, but I do not trust you, I gave you a chance to leave before we started fighting, so now I am left with no choice. I do not enjoy performing executions, and I am truly sorry."

Once he was done with the most unpleasant job in his agenda he turned away from the bloody sight, he remembered Kagome's words clearly. As hysterical as she had been at the time it had been important information and he had been sure of it then too and had listened. "Don't you let them get to you do you understand! Fate be damned, I don't care! Kick their arses to the seventh hell and back as soon as you see them no matter what! I don't care how you do it, get Kouga and Hiro and Sesshoumaru to help you, but the thunder brothers will not win against you! Don't you dare die on me Yamazaki! Tell little Shippou that you love him and never leave him, and teach him, and don't die Yamazaki! Don't you dare fucking die on me!"

With a smile he picked up his frightened son from where he had hidden him in the hedgerow before the attack and hugged the small fluffy bundle to him dearly. The small boy wrapped his arms around his neck and buried his small face into his chest whining in kitsune. He growled lowly in his throat, everything was ok, he kissed the top of his ginger hair, "I love you Shippou," he said truthfully, "I love you and I'm never going to leave you."