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I do own the creativity that has forced me to write a fanfiction, however. D:

Author's Note: I'd like to dedicate this chapter to DarkAngelJudas. Thank you.

It Is Not True
Paring: MriokuXSesshomaru
Chapter Six: Blurred Lines

"Damn!" Inuyasha's Blade's of Blood attack destroyed the demon in front of him. "They just keep coming." Might have to use the Wind Scar, Inuyasha found himself thinking. He didn't feel all that comfortable with his brother being here. And to tell the truth the fight had started rather quickly after they saw them coming. Kohaku, Rin and Shippo were all safe, the five of them knew how to handle themselves and got to work on the demon hoard. They had yet to spot Naraku, but the demons he were throwing at them were plentiful. Who knew exactly how many they had killed already? Making sure that none of the people fighting with him where in the direcet line of fire, Inuyasha unleashed one of the Tetsusaiga's ultimate powers, the Wind Scar, taking out at least a hundred demons in one swing.

Sango took her post near the children, keeping any demons away from the as possible. She had finally gotten her brother back and Naraku was not taking him away again. Not when she already had him back. Who knew how long she'd be able to keep him? It was only a matter of time till they needed that shard, just like Naraku wanted the shard back now. She wanted some of that stolen time back. Time she would never get with her father, but she could with her brother. If only she could keep him out of Naraku's grasp. And by God she would die trying.

Kagome, who was just at awe that Sesshomaru was actually not fighting Inuyasha for once, took aim left and right. Her sacred arrows might not be able to kill a hundred demons in one strike, but she could take out quite a few. Her aim had gotten much better since she first took up a bow. Now it was just a matter of keeping herself out of trouble and keeping up with everyone. Did she have the stamina?

Miroku was getting quite the workout. After so many weeks sitting in a bed and then walking to the demon slayer village he had seen little to no action. Now was just the time to test out how healthy he was, and these demons weren't even a real threat for the monk and his friends . . . And Sesshomaru. Miroku found out that his body felt much better now. Almost like he had gained strength since the last he fought. He wouldn't dare say he was having a good time, which he wasn't. He'd rather everything be peaceful and he never have to fight again, but . . . Since that was not the case, he could marvel in how well he was feeling while fighting. Maybe he was marveling too much, since he wasn't complete watching his back. Somehow a demon had snaked his way behind the monk and right before he delivered a blow that would have hurt the monk, maybe not kill him, since Miroku was quite fit now, the demon was killed by a glowing green line. Miroku just happened to see the demon die and followed the line to Sesshomaru.

The monk should have been paying attention to his entire surroundings. He wasn't in any pain was he? How long did it really take humans to heal completely? Sesshomaru found himself questioning about the monk in his head and robotically taking care of the demons around him while Jaken pretended to help. He just happened to catch site of the demon intent on hurting the monk right before it did. What had taken over his hand to protect the monk again? They were fighting together. . . Sesshomaru saw the monk look at him and instead of saying anything while fighting, he looked away first. Where was that blasted Naraku? He's such a coward.

~It is not true~

Fatigue was starting to set in on Miroku. The sun was now right overhead. He could feel the sun's heat beating down on him. It wasn't all lost, since the demon hoard was now considerably smaller. Yet still, there was no Naraku in sight. Was his laughter just a mental illusion? He swore he heard it before the attack, but now it was demon after demon after demon. "Ahh… Ahhh." Breathing hard he looked around at his friends. Inuyasha seemed to be enjoying himself still, bit bursting energy as he normally did. His eyebrows together in thought. What was he thinking of while he was fighting? Normally he thoughts were just to destroy the enemy, end of train of thought. But now, it was obvious he was trying to put pieces of a puzzle together. . . but what puzzle? Inuyasha wasn't even playing attention to Kagome behind him. She was obviously very tried, and had ran out of arrows long ago. The only safe place she could be right now was by Inuyasha. And. . .His eyes scanned the area, Sango was by the children's hiding spot right? He couldn't see her anywhere. Where- Miroku turned his attention back at hand just in time to block a rather weak attack from a rather humanoid looking demon with his staff. With more effort than he thought he'd have to use he pushed the demon away and disposed of it quickly. Another came after that and his hands were full once more.

Sesshomaru saw the demon coming for the monk way before the monk saw it. He was going to destroy it like he had the other one, but. . the monk was staring at Inuyasha. Just what kind of loyalty did his brother give the monk? Why would he longingly watch Inuyasha fight? Wait. Why was Sesshomaru keeping his eye on the monk anyway? He could handle himself pretty well for a human. . . That was most certain. The monk could save Rin from a strong demon, he could handle thousands of weak ones without a problem right? Wrong. It seemed humans had trouble doing remedial tasks for long periods of time. Even Sesshomaru could tell Miroku needed to rest. With as few demons as there were now, he could do so. Why were the demons so weak anyway? Sesshomaru finally understood what was happening and scowled at himself just as he heard Inuyasha.

"Decoy! We're being fooled again!" Inuyasha yelled out, "Damnit!" He, and Kagome, made their way to Miroku, who was catching his breath after the last demon he killed. Sesshomaru came walking up looking as cool, calm and collected as he would normally. "We should have seen it coming ye- Where's Sango?"

"She was with the little ones. . . Over there." Kagome pointed and noticed that she wasn't around that area anymore despite all the demon bodies. "Oh no, you don't think…."

"Come on. Let's go find her."

Sesshomaru felt something; he wasn't sure what to name it. Rin was with the Kohaku and Shippo. Sango was guarding them. If Sango was gone. . . Sesshomaru was the first to hurry toward the hiding spot, which just happened to be a ditch under some brush. He moved back the branches and saw Shippo holding on to Rin's hand, who looked not a bit worried. "Is it over, Lord Sesshomaru? I knew you'd win." She smiled up at him with that smile he knew so well. He held out his hand and helped Shippo and Rin out.

"Inuyasha! Kohaku got scared and ran off, Sango ran after him." Shippo looked utterly worried. "They went this way, come on, we have to hurry."

Inuyasha shook his head, "You stay here with Miroku and Kagome. Sesshomaru and I will go look for Sango and Kohaku." The words were hard to say and tasted like vinegar.

"Don't offer my help up so quickly, half-breed." Sesshomaru said rather coldly.

"I'll go, Inuyasha." Miroku spoke up. Despite how tried he felt, it wouldn't be wise to let the two brothers bicker and fight after such a long morning.

"You can't. Look at you. You're about to keel over. I can go by myself." Inuyasha started off in the direction Shippo had pointed.

"I can't let you go alone." Miroku said taking a step but he was stopped by Sesshomaru's hand held up.

"Fine." Sesshomaru said and followed Inuyasha. He wasn't sure why the word came out of his mouth. He knew he didn't want to follow his brother to look for his brother's friend. Yet he couldn't let the monk go when he looked as pale as he did. Would Miroku really push himself that far? What would he gain? The Slayer didn't want him. The slayer's brother was not his own. . . It didn't make sense to the Demon Lord.

. . . Later

"Do you smell that?"

"Before you did, I am sure." Sesshomaru muttered.

"Look, you can leave. In fact, I would love it if you left."

"Over here." Sesshomaru walked toward the scent of recent human blood. "It's stronger." As soon as he said those words a familiar pulse at his hip stopped him in his tracks. Tenseiga. . . What was it trying to tell him? When Inuyasha passed him he continued walking. There was no help for the slayer if she was already dead . . . The sword wouldn't work on the same person twice.

"No! NO! NOO!" Sango's voice was heard not too far away. "You bastard! You'll get what you deserve, I will make sure of it. Even if I die."

"Again, Slayer? I believe I had you killed once." Naraku's taunting voice was all it took for Inuyasha. He sped up to a run and found Sango before Sesshomaru made it to the scene. When Sesshomaru got there he could piece together what happened without being told. Kohaku, scared of Naraku, took off running so he couldn't be found, or maybe to get as far away as he could, ended up running right into Naraku, as planned, and Naraku took the jewel that kept the boy alive. Sango, fearing for her brother, followed and either just found the scene, or had been here the whole time. Little details like that Sesshomaru didn't care to know. "Oh, looks like I need to take my leave. Thanks for the shard, Sango." And with that the white bamboo disappeared. Sango ran toward where his body had last been, but to no avail. He was gone with the shard.

"Sango, I-" Inuyasha was at a loss for words. There was nothing he could.

Sesshomaru, just like that night he brought Sango back to life, said nothing as he looked around and then finally at the dead body of the child, Kohaku. Tenseiga pulsed hard. Why was it having him heal humans? Humans he didn't care about. This didn't make any sense, but it was Tenseiga's wish. Sesshomaru walked over to the dead boy and unshealthed the sword. He wasn't even aware at what Sango was saying or what Inuyasha was doing. He swept the sword across the boy. The boy woke instantly and Sango ran to him, happy to finally be reunited with her brother on her own terms. No shard, no worries.

Sesshomaru was suddenly aware of his half-brother's eyes on him. "Why… why did you do that?"

"Would you rather I had left him dead?" Sesshomaru asked and then turned to walk away. "I do what I want. It's none of your concern." With that the Demon Lord left half brother and friends well enough alone.

This was a pointless journey. Why did he ever follow that monk here anyway?

Hi!
I am not dead, amazingly. Sorry I haven't been updating as well as I should have.
I hope you enjoyed this. :]
Next Chapter will be lovely-dovey. I promise. :]

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Maddening Shroud