InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bishies Without Shirts ❯ You're in Trouble! ( Chapter 19 )

Chapter 19: You're in Trouble!

"I thought we were all clear on why you can't have the Tetsusaiga, Sesshomaru! Besides we're talking about my woman here! How could you?!?! How go you go and do something like that?? Who do you think you are that you can sleep with my woman? She's my woman Sesshomaru! Hear that! My woman!"

"Well seeing as I'm done satisfying my curiosity….you can have her back. I've decided that Ningen women are far more trouble than they're worth….and well I'd rather have a much quieter mate. Do you know my ear is still ringing from when she screamed passionately into it? By the way Oto-chan she prefers it on taaaahhh……" the rest was cut off as Sesshomaru realized a deadly calm had settled in the room. That's when he was hit by the tsunami.

It was with an odd mixture of pleasure and dread that he once again battled Inuyasha. Pleasure at way his younger brother appeared to be starting to amount to something as a warrior; dread at the fact that he really was in no position to deal him with at the time. Illness and fatigue combined to make him slower and the fact that Inuyasha always fought better when Kagome was involved also combined to make him slower and Inuyasha that much quicker. Plus he also found his brother's behavior highly amusing. "Imagine, getting this angry over a stupid woman….Damn you're getting slow Sesshomaru!" he thought as he narrowly missed an attack. However much he wanted to rip his younger brother's head off, he was aware that Higarashi-sama would be back very soon and he for one didn't wish to jeopardize his already precarious position in this household. Besides he was one for falling back and regrouping when the odds shifted in his opponent's favor. And shifted they did, for what was once a joke was now something far more deadlier as this time Sesshomaru's fatigue factored into Inuyasha's desire to end his brother's tormenting once and for all.

"Damn him damn him damn him! I can't believe he seduced my Kagome that way! I can't believe she actually let him seduce her either! That Shit always manages to get what he wants!" he thought in a blaze of anger.

"Can't take my sword so you'll take my woman instead, eh Sesshomaru! Did it make you feel good, eh? It's nice to know that while she did you the favor of satisfying your lust, she also did me one last favor, by keeping you up, Dear Brother! I can tell you're slowing down with fatigue there, and I'm going to end this shit between us for good! You know what, Sesshomaru? It's going to give me a lot more pleasure ripping you apart than I bet you got from bedding Kagome!"

"Spare me your whining, Whelp! If you weren't such Baka Kusotare where your woman is concerned, she wouldn't have had to keep me up all night whining about what an idiot and selfish jerk you are, never mind seeking comfort in my arms!" He chuckled then went on, "as if I would actually sully myself by bedding her…." The rest died in his throat as he paused at the sound of Higarashi-san's car pulling back into the driveway. That pause was all the opening Inuyasha needed and he took advantage of Sesshomaru's distraction. Down the two of them went in a heap on the kitchen floor, as they narrowly missed upsetting the low table on their way down.

So caught up in his blood lust was Inuyasha that he never heard what Sesshomaru did; the sound of Higarashi-san once more entering her house as well as the cheery hello she gave the two of them on her way to see what they were up to. So Sesshomaru took a huge gamble and went limp. Inuyasha on the other hand took the opportunity to wail on his brother like never before as the dam of frustration was broken and all his hurts and grudges against him came flooding through.

"Inuyasha!! Just what the heck do you think you're doing?!!! Can't I leave you alone for five minutes without you two going at it again??!!!!" Higarashi-san stood fuming at the fight that had broken out in her kitchen. At her whit's end, she reached down and grabbed on to an ear and somehow managed to pull Inuyasha off his brother without suffering any damage herself. Inuyasha growled in pain at her in another time and place most likely would have ripped her to shreds, but something about the look she gave him quenched any thoughts of doing so.

Stuttering and mumbling incoherently while he tried to think of some plausible excuse that would pacify her, Inuyasha wound up shaking his head and shrugging. Meanwhile Sesshomaru lay there trying to assess his damage while pretending to be out cold. That's when another hand reached out, this time it was attached to Higarashi-san's left arm, and latched on to his right ear. "And don't you dare lie there and pretend you're half dead either Sesshomaru!!! I've just about had it up to here…" she took her hand and held it above her head for emphasis, before going on, "with you two!!!! Let me tell you two something, you have been two of the worst houseguests that I've ever had the misfortune of staying under my roof!!! Do I have to make you two follow me all over the place just so I can keep an eye on you before there's nothing left of my house or do I have to tie you both up and stick you each in a corner so you can sit there in one heck of a time out ??? Are you both listening to me or am I just standing here wasting my time???? Keep this up and I swear I'll throw the two of you down that stupid well and have Jii-chan fill up in hole, knock down the building and plant a huge tree in its place! Now you Mister march your butt upstairs and take a bath right now before you know what's good for you! And you Mister are going to sit here and explain to me why Inuyasha thought you'd look better with a homemade nose job!" Both of them looked at her to see just how dangerous it might be if they defied her before thinking better of it. So Inuyasha raced off to his bath while Sesshomaru thought about how to tell Higarashi-san that the fight was about her daughter's honor or lack of it with insulting her.

He took a deep breath and decided to tell the truth, which he reasoned was infinitely much better than being caught in a lie. "Gomen nasi Higarashi-sama." He said bowing low before launching into the truth. "Well it all started when I locked myself out last night, although I had no idea at the time that that was in fact what had happen…anyway, Inuyasha jumped out the window…"He looked up in time to catch the pained expression on her face before looking away and going on. "And well he came out to see what was wrong at the Wehgome's urging and I refused to talk to him until he had finished his ranting and then we tried to get back in. The door wouldn't open at first, and both of tried by the way…well that's when the Ningen male showed up and we scared the hell out of him. Which had the desired effect of causing the front door to open if you remember…. Well anyway, I went off to bed and the Wehgome came up to my room and woke me up so she could whine about my brother. Well anyway, I thought I'd have a bit of fun with him when he thought I had bedded her, not that I would ever entertain any thoughts of ever doing so under your roof, but it was just the perfect thing to tease him about and yes Higarashi-sama it was very wrong of me to tease him about such a thing and you have every right to be upset with me about it! Anyway once you left I couldn't resist teasing him yet again about it and that's when the fight broke out…" he gave her his most pathetic look, the one that always made his ofukuro forgive him on the spot, and was surprised at her reaction.

"Sesshomaru! How could you do something like that???!!! That's terrible!!! That's not even something you should joke about. I believe you owe everyone an apology about it!!! I'm just shocked at the idea….well I'm just shocked! I thought much better of you before….but now?? You're supposed to be older and know better than to say such things about your host or their family! I'm surprised at your complete lack of manners" she sighed and shook her head. "I just don't know what I'm going to do with you! Please just go get out of my sight for a while…as I'm very angry with you right now. Just make sure you don't go anywhere near your brother, understand?" Higarashi-san was pleased that she had found the one thing that made him feel a bit ashamed at himself; commenting on his extreme lack of manners and good judgment.

"Hai! Gomen nasi, Higarashi-sama! I really did not think this would get so far out of hand."

She gave him another one of her disappointed looks and he left, feeling very angry at himself for doing the very thing he warned Inuyasha against; upsetting Higarashi-san so much that she's want him to leave. He wandered around before he found himself back where all the trouble started in Sota's room. Meanwhile Inuyasha was having a nice long soak in the tub.

"Finally I don't have to smell anymore of Sesshomaru's disgusting dog drool on me! And speaking of Sesshomaru I wonder what he's been saying to Higarashi-san?" He thought as he lay back and slid under the water so he could rinse the shampoo from his hair. "They're being awfully quiet down there….it'd be nice if she went and actually killed him for me, but even in his weakened state I don't think Higarashi-san would be able to do it. Kagome, yes; her ofukuro, no." he sighed as he surfaced. "Wish I could sneak out of here and go see her at that school of hers… I don't care what Higarashi-san says I'm sure she'd gonna run off with that stupid Ningen male!" Thoughts similar to these danced around in his head before he got tired of soaking and got out of the tub. After drying off, Inuyasha had to curse at himself, for he had forgotten to get his clean clothing from the back yard like Higarashi-san suggested he do. Shrugging he simply put the soiled ones back on and went in search of her so that he could explain his side of the story and undo any damage he was sure Sesshomaru caused by being the one to go first. So he never noticed the sleeping figure curled up on Sota's bed as he passed by on his way downstairs.

"Higarashi-sama? Can we talk…now?" he asked in his humblest voice. Calling her softly he finally found her in the kitchen putting away the breakfast dishes. "Higarashi-sama…gomen nasi…..I'm really sorry I started fighting again with Sesshomaru… It's just that he…."

"I know all about what went on when I was out, Inuyasha." She said as she closed the cabinet door. She turned around and faced him, watching him struggle with controlling another outburst. She was pleased that control won out this time and she said softly to him so that he would have to pay attention to hear, "Haven't you learned by now when Sesshomaru is teasing you? I'd say he's mastered the art of pushing your buttons and ticking you off big time and you still don't have a clue he's doing it. But really Inuyasha, can't you learn to think before you act? While what he did was reprehensible it still doesn't excuse the fact that you were doing a very nice job of smashing his face in. Think about it Inuyasha…. Is this the kind of impression you want me to have of you? One of a young man who is violently out of control? Do you really think I'd want my daughter associating with a person like that? Do you?" She smiled at the negative shake of his head. "Anyway I think you owe everyone including Sesshomaru," and she raised her voice when speaking his brother's name for emphasis, before going on. "…An apology. You two are brothers and it's about time you start acting like it. Now go to Kagome's room as I'm still angry with you about what went on here and I'd really like to be alone right now." With that he gave her a sad little puppy dog look, and she desperately wanted to give him a hug as he looked so miserable, but she figured he needed a time out to reflect just as much as Sesshomaru did. Then inspiration hit her and she decided she'd take a little nap on the sofa while the two boys cooled down.

Meanwhile Kagome struggled her way through school and was getting really tired of everyone asking her if she was coming down with the Parvo virus or anyone one of a number of illness she supposedly had had. Finally it was time for her math test. She sat down and looked at the sheet of paper and she felt like everything she knew about algebra flew out of her head the minute she touched it. It was really fatigue, but she didn't know it at the time when she put "Wehgome" down where she should have written her name and then proceeded to fill in every other answer with, "Sesshomaru says this answer reeks of wrongness" and the rest she wrote "Even an idiot like Inuyasha can answer this question", before putting her head down and surrendering to sleep.