Chapter 7 - Nightmares

Inuyasha whimpered in his sleep, he was having a nightmare. He woke up with a gasped and winced when he sat up. His eyes widened in fear as he frantically searched for his mother. Looking around, he couldnt find his mother.

"M..mom..."He tried to call out. Inuyasha crawled out his bed and exited his room in searched for his mother. It was midnight, the eerie candle lights danced under the moon. Inuyasha dared himself to go out, he sneaked around, he was never allowed around the castle so he doesnt really know the way around the castle. He tried to follow some familiar scent hoping he could reached his mother. He stopped when he sense someone behind him, he didnt dare turned around as he knows who was it through the scent.

"What are you doing here?" The person asked. The voice made Inuyasha shivered. Inuyasha slowly turned around and he saw Sesshomaru standing there. Sesshomaru just looked down at him. Inuyasha scrambled to his feet and started to run but only a few steps he stumbled and tripped on his own feet and fell. He hit his side wound and writhed in pain, he can hear Sesshomaru's footstep walking towards him and tried to get up but the pain held him down. He looked at Sesshomaru's face in fear, Inuyasha couldnt read his brother's expression and that scared him even more. He squeezed his eyes shut when Sesshomaru bent down and reached out his hand. But what Inuyasha felt surprised him, he felt Sesshomaru carried him up, he felt his brother's warm fur tail wrapped over him. Inuyasha opened his eyes, but didnt dared face his brother, he watched as his brother took him to his room. Inuyasha's eyes widened upon seeing Sesshomaru's room, the nightmares came back and he struggled in Sesshomaru's arms trying to escaped.

"Calm down little one, your wounds will reopen." Sesshomaru held Inuyasha firmly, Inuyasha listened to Sesshomaru, his brother doesnt sound unkind. Sesshomaru carried Inuyasha to his bed and laid him there, he examined Inuyasha's wound and tended to it. Inuyasha was confused, he just laid there and watched his brother in awe, deep in his thought, one minute Sesshomaru tried to kill him and the next, he's being so kind. Inuyasha's getting more confused, he wanted to asked but he was too afraid.

"Dont get the wrong idea, I wont go so low into killing an injured person" Sesshomaru said as if reading Inuyasha's thoughts which made Inuyasha pout. Sesshomaru ignored him and continue tending to his wounds.

"Sesshomaru." Inu no Taisho's voice boomed as he opened Sesshomaru's door. "Where's your brother, I can smell him in here." Izayoi followed behind, her face masked of concern.

"Inuyasha!" Izayoi ran to her son when she spotted him on Sesshomaru's bed. She studied Inuyasha and saw the new bandages.

"Sesshomaru, are you trying to kill your brother again?" Inu no Taisho scolded, Sesshomaru remained silent.

"Wait, anata" Izayoi interrupted him. She carried Inuyasha to him. "He was tending to Inuyasha's wounds."

Inu no Taisho looked at Sesshomaru "What's the meaning of this?"

"I'm tired, I'm heading to bed." Sesshomaru said monotonously, he turned around and walked towards his bed.

Inu no Taisho was about to call out for Sesshomaru but Izayoi stopped him and shook her head. Inu no Taisho sighed and they both left.

Back at Inuyasha's room, Inuyasha hugged his mother tight, not wanting to let go

"Inuyasha? Did Sesshomaru do anything to you?" Izayoi asked. She felt Inuyasha shook his head.

"How did you end up in his room anyway?" Izayoi questioned

"I...I had nightmares...and I couldnt find you." Inuyasha responded, he buried his head deeper into Izayoi's chest. "So I went out to look for you...and I bumped into Sesshomaru...I'm sorry..."

"Oh Inuyasha, you have nothing to apologize, you did nothing wrong. I should be the one apologising, I shouldnt have left you alone. But I'm glad nothing happened to you." Izayoi held Inuyasha. "How's your wound? does it still hurt?"

Inuyasha merely shook his head and stayed in his mother's embraced, enjoying the warmth and love.

Sesshomaru laid on his bed, he stared up in the ceiling, his mind wandering back to Inuyasha. Why was he being so kind to him, but true enough he wouldnt go so low into killing someone who cant even defend themselves, especially if that person's in the family. He laid on his side and his nose picked up Inuyasha's scent on his bed. The scent smelled like human, but it also smell like his father. He traced his bed sheet with his fingers then he fell asleep.

Sesshomaru woke up, his eyes widened in surprise. He looked around and noticed that his room had changed, changed to when he was younger. He turned around and saw his younger self sleeping on the bed beside him, startled he jumped off the bed and his hand went through his youngerself. Sesshomaru looked at his hands, he tried to touched his youngerself again and found that it went through. He studied his other self and noticed that the little one's around seven years old. Then he heard someone coming. He turned around and saw his mother.

"Sesshomaru, wake up you lazy pup" Kiyoshimaru giggled as she strolled into Sesshomaru's room and shook little Sesshomaru awake. Little Sesshomaru whined and rubbed his eyes and he happily greeted his mother.

"Come on, Your father wants you" Kiyoshimaru took little Sesshomaru's hand and led him out.

The Adult Sesshomaru just stood there, stunned, no one had noticed him. He recomposed and calmed himself then he decided to follow his past self.