InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ BROTHERS' WAR ❯ QUARREL: PART III ( Chapter 6 )

QUARREL: PART 3

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or the Inu Yasha series. The ideas used are gathered from my mind, whether from something I have seen; made up; or a combination of the two. If I could animate this I would but unfortunately I do not know how.

Recap: Inu Yasha was patching up the mysterious girl when some village boy, apparently from the girl's village, came in thinking Inu Yasha was attacking her. Both were about to get into battle when the girl stopped it. Then she told the story of how she was attacked while Inu Yasha finished patching her up. Noticing that they were out of healing herbs, Inu Yasha was about ready to place the girl on his shoulder and head back to her village when a demon stood in their way. "Where do you think your going, brother?" Sesshomaru asked in a sarcastic tone. And so our story continues.

Inu Yasha:

"Oh it's you Sesshomaru. I need to get this miko to her village so that she may get some more of the healing herbs for her wound. This other girl was attacked by a demon bird and we saved her but she was badly injured, hence the need for bandages and healing herbs. We used all of the herbs for the other girl and don't have any left for this miko. Maybe you can help us by watching the other girl while this miko and I head off to her village? And that boy can accompany you too."

Sesshomaru smirked at the thought of helping some pathetic humans. This was all amusing to him, though one thing did bother him. Why was his brother, the half-demon, helping some humans?

Sesshomaru:

* He wants me, a demon, and a high powered one at that, to help these worthless creatures? What does he want from them? There has to be a reason for all of this. Father only helped that one human and that was because he was entranced by her beauty. Though he is a strong demon, he is not as adept as me when it comes to females and their ways. It seems that Inu Yasha is also unable to resist the charms of this female. No wonder, since he is only half of what I am. Probably not even that much.*

"I'll tell you what, Inu Yasha; you give me the humans and I will show you what you are supposed to do with them. They are but pawns in our game of chess."

Inu Yasha was truly confused by what his brother was going on about. Chess? Pawns? WTF?

Miko:

"Inu Yasha! This be the demon that attacked me. It must. For there, behind him lays the goblin creature!"

Inu Yasha:

"What are you talking about? This is my brother, Sesshomaru. He would not hurt you. It's like my mother told me, Sesshomaru is only trying to act tough so as to ward off any affection from others. He wants to seem tough so that no one will bother him, believing that he is too much to handle. When in reality, he is just like the rest of us. He has a heart, brain, and soul. So you must be mistake, miko. And anyways, you said you never saw the one who attacked you."

Miko:

"Ay. That be true, Inu Yasha, but I did see that goblin and am certain that this demon with it must have been the one to have attacked me."

Sesshomaru grins evilly but quickly regains his composure.

Sesshomaru:

"Inu Yasha, you see, this girl is delusional. Why would I attack her unless there was a reason for it?"

Miko:

"Liar! Ye be the one who attacked me! Ye be the one to have given me this wound! Ye be …"

Goblin:

"HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO LORD SESSHOMARU IN THAT MANNER!"

Sesshomaru:

"That's enough Janken. I will handle this matter as I see fit. You will not interfere!"

Janken, the goblin thing, slowly backs into the closest bush, in order to evade the eyes of Sesshomaru. Inu Yasha noticed how the goblin was quivering at the words of Sesshomaru. This was something that he did not understand. Why would anything or anyone be afraid of his brother? After all, as far as Inu Yasha can remember, there was nothing that Sesshomaru had done that would inflict fear into others. As Inu Yasha was pondering this thought, a arrow cut through the air and headed towards Sesshomaru. With no effort at all, Sesshomaru caught the arrow just as it came to impact his left shoulder and held it in his right hand.

Sesshomaru:

"What do you want to do with this, miko? Do you really think you can hurt me? A human, hurt me? - Smiles evilly again but does not try to regain his composure - I will enjoy ripping you to pieces. See brother! The humans only want to hurt us because they fear our powers. Since they have none themselves they need to destroy anything that can oppose them. That's the way they are! All of them! I will teach this one a lesson. You can take the wounded one, since you are not able to use your demon powers yet, and Janken can handle the boy. This ought to be fun. - Smiles more broadly. -

Sesshomaru starts to approach the miko but after a couple steps, Inu Yasha stops his movements.

Inu Yasha:

"NO! This miko was under the impression that you were going to cause harm to her! That's why she shot an arrow at you! You need not do this brother! We, demons and humans, can get along as one if we really try. Enough of the fighting between the kinds. I will not allow you to harm her!"

Sesshomaru:

"Ha ha ha! You! Stop me?! You stupid hanyou! You can't even fathom the powers I possess. You will not be able to stop the power I wield within one finger, let along the rest of my body! You! Ha ha! Stop me?! Really you moron! I will kill these pathetic humans and if you interfere you will die by my hands as well!"

Inu Yasha:

- Shocked from the reply of Sesshomaru - "What are you saying? You will attack these humans? My friends? You will even attack me, your brother, if I protect them? What would father say if he heard you talk this way?"

Sesshomaru:

"Father? He will be proud that I did not allow a pity human girl to attempt to harm me and walk away! Father is much worse than I! He is the strongest demon alive, next to the demon lord! Father has killed more humans and demons than any other. He would have killed your stupid mother too if she had not placed him under her spell!"

Inu Yasha:

"Spell? What are you talking about? My mother can't place anyone under any spell. She is no sorceress! She is but a human with the utmost care and love for him and me! She even cares for you!"

Sesshomaru:

"She cares for me?! Ha ha ha! What a worthless wretch she is! I must teach her to bow at my feet! Once I'm done with this matter, I will have a word with your bitch of a mother!"

Inu Yasha's heart skipped a beat. How could his own brother, the son of the same father, call his mother a bitch? This was unacceptable.

Inu Yasha:

"Walk away now! I will not let you disrespect my mother in this manner! She is the greatest thing alive and you will never be able to amount to the dust beneath her feet! You are a worthless demon who wants to be feared since he can't be appreciated! If you ever lay a hand on my mother … "

Sesshomaru:

"YOU'LL DO WHAT?! IF YOU WANT TO THREATEN ME THEN YOU BETTER BE ALBE TO BACK IT UP! I WILL TEACH YOU TO FEAR ME AS WELL STUPID HANYOU! AND ONCE I'M DONE WITH YOU I WILL KILL THESE HUMANS AND THAT BITCH AT YOUR VILLAGE!"

With that said, Sesshomaru moved behind Inu Yasha, faster than the blink of an eye, and slit his throat with a dagger. Inu Yasha, not having the time to contemplate what had just transpired, suddenly felt something warm and wet slide down from his throat. After a second passed, Inu Yasha clutched his throat in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Inu Yasha fell down to one knee and applied even more pressure to his throat, which decreased the amount of air circulating through his lungs. With the decrease in the oxygen intake and the loss of blood, Inu Yasha started to black out. Slowly he fell flat on the ground, still clutching his throat with one hand, facing the miko. As his vision started to blur, he caught the action that happened. Sesshomaru began his movements towards the miko. All the while, the miko kept bombarding him with arrows, yet Sesshomaru dodged and deflected them with no effort at all. Within seconds he was upon her and ready to strike but a blade cut into his back and temporarily halted his assult. The little boy had attacked him with the kitana and at that moment, Sesshomaru's attention on the boy now, the miko let several arrows nail into Sesshomaru's body at close range. Just as his vision diminished into nothing, he heard some foot-steps flutter past him and the familiar feel of little feet upon his shoulder. With that, Inu Yasha lost all consciousness and fell into complete darkness.[Author ID1: at Fri Jan 16 20:06:00 2004 ]

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That's all for the QUARREL chapter. I'm trying my best to post for this one as the ideas flow through my head but it's getting harder since schools in full fling and I started a new story, DEMON WITHIN. I'll do my best to post once a month at the very least for this one and for the DOA one. But that might be more than I can handle once assignments and tests are due. Well hope all enjoyed reading this series so far and that all will continue to read. Later all![Author ID1: at Fri Jan 16 20:06:00 2004 ]