InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cursed ❯ Pass the Baby ( Chapter 8 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Quick note, just to clear things up in case any one was unsure. This is, in fact, an inucest fanfic. Meaning that later on, the boys will get together in a more then brotherly way *hint hint* I'm a sucker for romance, I really am. It's also a brofic though so it's not like it's gonna be nothing but fluff all the time. Just thought I'd clear that up.

Approximate ages for this chapter:

Sessh: 13-14

Inu: 5-6 months

Kashi: 13-14

Kimani: 14-15

Rowan: 12-13

Remember though, even though Kashi and Sesshomaru are only 13-ish, they look to be more in their late teens.

“speaking”< br>



Chapter 8: Pass The Baby




Inuyasha walked back to his brother with some fresh bandages, a bowl of water and the same rag he'd used earlier to clean his brothers wounds the first time. Sesshomaru watched him silently. Inuyasha was having a hard time.

Sesshomaru could tell there was so much he wanted to say. He was just having trouble getting it out, or making his thoughts form into words, and he could smell the frustration coming off of him in waves. After their last small conversation, they had once again fallen back to this awkward silence. Sesshomaru was more then content to just wait until Inuyasha could sort out his thoughts and say everything he had been dying to say. On the other hand, he also knew that they only had a limited amount of time together.

He spared a glance at the big candle at the feet of Inuyasha's friends; it was definitely getting smaller. They'd probably only have a couple more hours to themselves before the others woke up.

As Inuyasha was cutting the old bandages off Sesshomaru's chest and torso, he caught him staring at a place somewhere behind him and turned to look himself. He flinched. More time had gone by then he thought. Or maybe the candle was burning faster then he expected, either way, time was moving and he wasn't. He just couldn't stop thinking about his friends.

Inuyasha dipped the rag into the bowl of warm water by his side and rung it out.

“...... I'm worried about my friends....” Sesshomaru looked up to his brothers distraught face as he spoke and started gently wiping down his wounds with the water and some disinfectant Kagome had given him earlier. “They're gonna be really mad at me.” Inuyasha looked pleadingly into Sesshomaru eyes, willing him to understand his situation. “I sent them all back there for a couple of reasons, you know? Mostly, I just needed to get them out of the way for a while so that... so I could talk to you.”

Inuyasha sighed and hesitantly started cleaning the large gashes on Sesshomaru's chest. He had only gotten them earlier that same day but already they were looking better and starting to close up. They weren't as gaping as they had been.

“I just don't want them to hate me. I've been lying to them ever since the first day I met them... and I accidentally got some of my hair burned in the candle too, so now they're gonna know everything.” Inuyasha's voice seemed to get quieter with every word. “They're gonna see everything. They're gonna know I'm just some stupid little kid who's been playing make-believe since day one. They're gonna know I lied about the jewel and about you and Kikyo and that I tricked them into doing that spell. They'll never trust me again. I don't want them to hate me because I was too scared and weak to just tell them the truth.” Inuyasha spoke with anger and self loathing practically dripping from every word. “They wont want me around any more. The only reason they still want me here now is because they can control me if I get too “out of hand” and because they think I'm strong enough to protect them but after this...”

Inuyasha paused for a second, taking in a deep, shaky breath and slowly letting it back out. He scooted himself a little ways down the step and moved the blanket covering Sesshomaru's waist down a little to get better access to the cuts along his hips. Sesshomaru watched as the Hanyou distracted himself by slicing away the rest of his blood soaked bandages and cleaning his injuries once again.

“...You know the worst part?” Inuyasha shook his head wryly. “They actually like me. It's ridiculous!” Inuyasha threw his arms up in agitation. He tossed the damp rag back into the bowl of water while reaching for the same salve Keade had instructed him to use before. “I don't understand, I really don't. I mean, it's not even like they only like me because of what I can do for them, that's a big part of it but that's not it, you know? That's not the only reason.” Inuyasha turned a little to look over his shoulder at his friends. “For some odd reason, these people... genuinely... like me.”

He turned back to Sesshomaru, showing his confusion. Like it was just the most unfathomable thing in the wold that anyone, let alone five anyone's, could actually like a creature like him.

“I mean, they listen to me and they sometimes care about my opinion and whenever we're in a battle they watch my back... In the beginning, I tried to do everything I could possibly think of to make them all hate me, especially Kagome. I mean hell, the reason she put this fucking necklace on me in the first place was because after she got me off that tree and I saved her life from that centipede lady I tried to kill her and take the jewel.” Inuyasha casually tossed the cap to the jar of medical salve onto the floor and took a small scoop of the stuff into his hand when just what he said and, more importantly, the way he said it, finally struck him. Good god, he could only imagine what Sesshomaru would think of him after that little tid bit of information!

Inuyasha head snapped back up to Sesshomaru, almost frantic, and tried to back peddle as quickly as possible. “I didn't actually try to kill her kill her! I swear! I just... wanted to scare her a little... she was supposed to just get scared and give me the damn jewel but NO! No, she goes and runs away and then Keade comes out of nowhere and starts doin' shit and next thing I know I got this collar 'round my neck and I'm goin' face first into a bridge!”

Despite Sesshomaru's anger toward the miko for putting that slave collar on his brother, he couldn't help but to be amused by his brothers story. Just like when he was younger, whenever Inuyasha got excited about something his voice always seemed to go up an octave and his arms and face always got incredibly animated. When Inuyasha finally started to carefully spread the fowl smelling salve on his wounds once again, Sesshomaru wanted nothing more then to bark with laughter when his baby brother muttered under his breath that 'girls are stupid.'

“..... I'm so scared Sesshomaru... I was just always trying to be mean to them because... everyone I was ever nice to or liked even a little always left me or hated me or used me in some way and I just thought that... if was mean to them... and if I acted like I hated them, then I wouldn't get attached to them and they would have no reason to pretend that they liked me... and it wouldn't hurt as bad when they left me...” Inuyasha said the last part in a whisper, almost as if saying it too loud would make it happen. His hand slowed in his ministrations as he got a far away look on his face.

Sesshomaru was watching his brother intently, having heard every word. Some how, he felt as if he was invading on a private moment. Like he was reading Inuyasha's personal diary. Sesshomaru got the feeling that Inuyasha didn't even realize he was talking out loud...

But, as quick as the look appeared it was gone and Inuyasha hastily finished with the salve and reached for some fresh bandages.





Sesshomaru sat under his favorite tree in the little alcove claimed by him and his friends, stubbornly feigning disinterest and agitation at his five month old baby brother (who was currently seated in his lap) despite the constant supply of tickles and hugs he gave the boy. Kashi sat next to him, silently displaying his all-knowing smirk. They had had a small fight just a few moments before. The same one they had been having for months now: Kashi would call Sesshomaru a stubborn brat for behaving the way his was even though pretty much everyone could tell by now that Sesshomaru did in fact like his little brother and Sesshomaru, being the stubborn brat that he is, would vehemently deny it even as he allowed the boy to continue sucking on his fingers as he had been for the last five minutes.

Kashi could barely hold in a chuckle while he shook his head at his friend. By now, it wasn't even that Sesshomaru was trying to convince people that he truly didn't like Inuyasha, it was just that he reeaaallllyyyyy wanted to disagree with everyone. He would not admit that they were right no matter how wrong he was! No way!

“Hey Sessh! Kashi!” They both turned their heads to see Rowan running toward them waving excitedly.

They waved back, simultaneously greeting him with a 'Hey Rowan' of their own.

Rowan came to a stop on the other side of Sesshomaru, sitting cross-legged and scrunching his brow at the giggling, drooling Inu baby sucking on Sesshomaru's right pointer finger.

“What's with the little man being here? Didn't you say just yesterday that babysitting was for women?” Rowan asked with a skeptical smile, non the less lifting a questioning brow.

“Yeah, that was before he saw the woman who was watching him this morning.”

“Hey! That bitch got what she had coming to her! She's lucky I didn't smack her around a little bit.” the last part was mumbled but Kashi still heard every word and couldn't help but to smirk. Rowan simply tilted his head in curiosity, wondering what in the world the woman could have done to invoke the wrath of Sesshomaru.

Kashi saw his confusion and decided to explain, the memory already bringing a smile to his face.

“So, Sesshomaru and I were walking around the palace trying to think of something to do 'cause Kim was doin' chores and we couldn't go hang out with you 'cause that new pastry man is still pissed at us for using all the bread to play 'pastry dodge'...” he had to pause there as they all had to laugh at the memory. The look on that mans face when he walked in on the four of them hitting each other with loafs of bread, dinner rolls and baguettes (some long, thin loaves of bread the man had learned how to make when he traveled to some foreign country over seas) – Priceless. They came back to the present and Kashi continued with the story. “So, we were just wondering around and we walked past this one room...”

Kashi went on to tell his friend about the conversation they happened to over hear.

They had just been walking down the hallway when Sesshomaru picked up a voice he recognized as belonging to Inuyasha's nanny. He had only meet the woman once and didn't really care to know her better seeing as she wasn't really that needed. She was only to watch Inuyasha when ever Izayoi couldn't and that wasn't really all that often. He was fully prepared to move along in his pursuit to find something entertaining to do until noon when he heard a small piece of the conversation she was having with a maid friend of hers.

“- can't believe I got stuck watching this little freak.” The hushed voice quickly stopped Sesshomaru cold in his tracks. He moved back to the door he and Kashi just passed and put his ear to the rice paper to hear her and the maid chatting a little better.

“I know. Tough break.”

The other woman sighed in frustration. “Lord InuTaisho decides to impregnate some weak human and now I have to pay for it?! Ugh! I should just forget to feed the disgusting thing and save everyone the trouble. I mean, it's not as if anyone really wants the thing around anyway.”

“You know they would notice if he wasn't eating but I know what you mean. Some one should just do everyone a favor and get rid of it now so we don't have to watch it grow up.”

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed dangerously with every word that came out of those repulsive women's lips. He spared a glance at Kashi who also crept closer to the door to listen better after seeing Sesshomaru do it, his eyes getting wider and wider with both shock at what was being said and fear at what Sesshomaru might do about it.

Sesshomaru silently went to peer through the small crack in the door where it wasn't closed all the way, looking for his brother. He found the boy alone in the corner of the room on the cold, hard wood floor. He was stuck on his back, not having learned how to roll over without grabbing something quit yet and nothing around him to reach for. He kept attempting to get onto his stomach to crawl and whimpered in sadness every time he failed and landed right on his back again. Both women new of his problem and neither one had made any kind of move to help the poor child. They watched him try one more time to roll over and saw him fail yet again and when they began to chuckle as Inuyasha started crying in distress, Sesshomaru had had enough.

Kashi stood back as his friend threw the door open, breaking it free of the wall in the process. Sesshomaru took a sick sort of delight in the way the women both screamed in fear. Sesshomaru said nothing but glared heatedly at them both as he slowly, menacingly, stepped into the room.

The angry Inu bared his sharp teeth and growled as he spoke slowly and precisely. “Both of you, will go to your rooms, pack your belongings, and be out of this palace before noon.” he paused making sure they both understood him clearly. “Believe me when I tell you, you do not want to know what will happen if you are still on these grounds after then.” he growled as he stalked passed them and over to his now silent little brother.

Sesshomaru picked up the small boy and cradle him to his chest, the younger ones arms instantly going to wrap around his big brothers neck. Sesshomaru put a big, protective hand on the boys back keeping him secure and the other under his bottom to hold him up. He smiled gently as his baby brother instantly nuzzled into his neck and let out a contented purr before schooling his face back into a frightening scowl and turning to the women who had yet to move.

He waited as they continued to stare at him in fear and shock.

“Are you waiting for an invitation?” They whimpered. Sesshomaru growled. “MOVE!!” he barked at them and internally grinned at the response he got: Both women stumbled over each other and squeezed out the door, shoulder to shoulder, in their hast to get away as fast as they could. He waited until he could no longer hear the sound of running feet before looking down at the boy in his arms, finally letting all his worry show. He quickly made an assessment of the small child in his arms, making sure he wasn't hurt or wanting for anything as he walked out the door and into the hall where Kashi was waiting silently with wide eyes.

Kashi watched as Sesshomaru held Inuyasha tightly to his chest and walked down the corridor. He quickly caught up to him and gave the grin of a man who was just proven right after all.

“I knew you loved the kid!”

“No, I don't! Shut up Kashi!” Sesshomaru growled back even as he nuzzled the top of Inuyasha's head and gently licked the boys cute little ears in comfort.

By the time Kashi had finished recounting the tale, Rowan was torn between anger at the women's behavior and excitement over Sesshomaru's actions. It was times like these that Rowan was reminded why he respected and admired Sesshomaru so much. It didn't even matter that he was just a fourteen year old child, Sesshomaru had put the fear of GOD into those women and made them too scared to even move with out his given permission! That was a trait to be admired.

All of their attention was drawn to the baby in Sesshomaru's arms as he let out an all mighty giggle of joy, finally having noticed the new addition to the small group and reached for the dark hair human.

Inuyasha liked this boy very much; he always smelled of oranges, rice and fresh baked bread.

Rowan smiled widely as Sesshomaru reluctantly held Inuyasha up for his friend to grab. As Rowan held the child up by his sides, he squeezed a little making Inuyasha scrunch up his face and laugh as he was tickled.

“BABY!” Sesshomaru, Kashi and Rowan sharply turned in the direction the shout had come from. Kim was quickly making her way up to her friends, grinning like a woman possessed as she carried on yelling at them. “ARE WE PLAYING PASS THE BABY?!” they all sweat dropped. Kim always did have a away of coming up with the weirdest games.

She ran the rest of the way to her friends and happily sat down next to Kashi. “Are we playing pass the baby?!” she repeated. “I wanna play pass the baby! Pass the baby this way!!” Kimani clapped her hands in excitement and held out her arms for Inuyasha.

Rowan look to his other friends for guidance. All of them, use to this sort of this, just shrugged and agreed to play this absurd game she had just made up.

Sesshomaru held out his hands for his brother and as he grabbed the boy under his arms, gave a little squeeze, just as he'd seen Rowan do, effectively tickling the boy and making him give a high pitched squeal of delight, before passing him to Kashi who did the same, making Inuyasha scream even louder and making Kashi himself laugh with him. Finally, Kim was able to take the small boy by the waist and gave a squeeze like her friends. Inuyasha howled with laughter, unable to take the constant tickles. After she had her fill, she passed the boy back to Kashi and the process started all over again. It was less then a minute before all four were dying of laughter along with the little Hanyou.

Kim always did have a knack for coming up with the best games!

This went on for quit a few more minutes before Sesshomaru just decided to abandon the “pass” part of “pass the baby” and replaced it with “tickle till death”... the baby.

Sesshomaru's fingers gently ran over Inuyasha sides, under his arms and chin – finding all of his most ticklish places – while the others helped by holding the boys feet and tickling his toes, making sure he couldn't get away.

Inuyasha couldn't stand it! He was by now screeching and almost unable to breath but they just wouldn't let up!! No matter which way he twisted or turned, four sets of hands were right there, ready for the attack!

“FOUND HIM!!”

Sesshomaru, Kashi, Rowan and Kimani all shot apart at the yell from across the yard. They all looked over to see InuTaisho and Izayoi racing toward to them, Izayoi much more frantic then the demon lord.

“See? I told you he would be with Sesshomaru.” They heard InuTaisho say as the anxious parents approached, although he seemed just as relieved as the boys mother, like he hadn't been completely sure himself.

The flustered woman quickly walked her way over to Sesshomaru, who had clutched Inuyasha to his chest when he heard his fathers shout, and plucked the child from his hands, giving him a once over. “Sesshomaru, do me a favor, will you? The next time you kidnap my child and fire the woman who is supposed to be watching him, tell me first!” She said, still checking for anything even remotely wrong with her son that she could yell at Sesshomaru for. He caused her an unbelievable amount of stress and worry with this shenanigan of his and she really wanted to make sure he felt it too (no matter how petty that was).

“Speaking of,” InuTaisho spoke as he stepped closer to his son, curiosity getting the better of him. “... why, in the world, did you get rid of his nanny and take him with you?”

Sesshomaru looked his father right in the face with a blank stare, desperately trying to come up with a more intelligent answer then 'ionno'....

…. He shrugged.






“Hi!”

“hi.”

Sesshomaru was seriously beginning to regret saving Inuyasha from his wicked nanny last month.

“Hi!”

“...hi.”

In uTaisho decided that since the only explanation Sesshomaru could come up with for kid-napping his little brother that day was to shrug, it obviously meant that he just wanted to spend quality brother time with him...

“Hi!!”

“....hi.”

and thus decided that from then on, when ever Inuyasha needed watching, Sesshomaru would be the one to do it.

“HI!!”

“..... hi.”

And guess what: the little brat was learning how to talk. Unfortunately, he only knew one word...

“HI!”

“Uuggghhhh.” Sesshomaru groaned for the hundredth time that day as he ran his hands along his face... He had to answer back... if he didn't answer-

“HI! HI!! HIIII!!!”

“HI!!” Sesshomaru glared at the boy as he yelled. Inuyasha just smiled and cooed at him, clapping his hands in glee. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and looked around the semi-empty clearing he and his friends had taken over.

Kashi was the only one still with him. The black Inu demon sat propped up against a tree smirking at his friends' predicament. He had learned better then to say anything by now. If he said anything, then Inuyasha's attention would instantly be diverted to him, and only him, until some one else said something.

The others had been there with them a while ago but they had to leave to help prepare dinner. Even Onigumo had come to visit. It was the first time Inuyasha and Onigumo had met and at first it seemed like a bit of a blessing. The minute the human had stepped into the clearing, Inuyasha went completely silent (which was a welcome event in Sesshomaru's eyes), his ears went even flatter against his head then they normally were and his tail became rigid as stone. It didn't so much as twitch in the wind. Inuyasha stayed glued to his big brothers side the whole time Onigumo was there, silently watching the mans every move. It wasn't until Onigumo tried to pick him up that Inuyasha made any kind of noise.

The second Onigumo grabbed him, the boy went feral! Screaming his head off and bitting every available bit of skin. He didn't stop until Sesshomaru snatched him out of Onigumo's hands! Inuyasha instantly hid his face in Sesshomaru's chest, clutching at his haori as tightly as he could.

After that, they all decided it would probably be best if Onigumo went home.

So, here he was, stuck with the boy of a thousand “hi's”.

“HI!”

'Oh god, please kill me...' Sesshomaru couldn't hold in yet another groan of despair. Sesshomaru glanced around the clearing one more time, hoping to find anything that might save him from this never ending torment (if he was lucky, he might be able to find something to distract the boy for a whole five minutes before he started talking again), and was surprised to see InuTaisho leaning against the same tree Kashi was sitting under, a smirk playing across his lips. For the first time in months, Sesshomaru was actually relieved to see the man.

“How long have you been standing there?”

“Long enough.” he chuckled as he walked over to his kids. Inuyasha instantly grinned upon seeing him and greeted him accordingly.

“HI!”

InuTaisho smiled warmly at his youngest son and greeted him with equal enthusiasm. “HI!”

“Don't encourage him! He'll never shut up!”

The demon lord scoffed. “Are you kidding?! It took him this long to finally start talking!”

“... You do realize that humans don't usually start talking until they're about a year old?”

“Yes, but he's not human.”

“HI!” (Inuyasha was clearly beginning to feel neglected and felt the need to add his own input into the conversation between the large fluffy man and the smaller, better smelling, fluffy man he's grown quite fond of over the months)

Without missing a beat, the two Inu's briefly turned to the child and returned a simultaneous but very curt “Hi” before turning back to each other.

“He's not a demon either!” By now Sesshomaru decided to stand as his legs were beginning to feel cramped from sitting so long, and came face to face with InuTaisho.

“Of course he's a demon!”

“Not a full one! You can't honestly expect him to develop as fast as full demon would!”

“HI!”

Again, they spared no more then a lightening fast glance in Inuyasha's direction and almost growled out a “Hi” in return as their tempers started to rise.

“Of course not! I'm not an idiot! I just can't believe it's taking this long!”

“Are you kidding? I'm shocked as hell he's growing as fast as he is! He's already learning how to talk, pretty soon he'll be walking places and nobody wants that!”

“Hi!”

“Of course we want him to walk!”

“Yeah! Of course you do! You're not the one he's gonna be following around everywhere, I AM!” Sesshomaru yelled as he glared at his father.

Kashi rolled his eyes as he and Inuyasha sat watching them bicker. Inuyasha was sitting a foot or so in front of him absentmindedly playing with some blades of grass, his tale happily swishing back and forth on the ground while he watched his father and his brother have, yet another, pointless argument. Kashi had managed to sneak over to Sesshomaru's side, grab the child by the back of his diaper, and dragged him out from between the two of them, all the while Inuyasha thinking it was some sort of game and giggling as the grass tickled his feet.

Kashi kept watch over him, making sure the others' loud angry voices weren't upsetting him in any way. On the contrary, he just seemed intrigued and only mildly disappointed that their attention wasn't solely trained on him.

Inuyasha was, indeed, intrigued. He had seen this occur more then once now and had yet to figure out exactly why. When ever he was around them they always started talking very loudly about something or other, just as they were doing now. For some odd reason, these ones just didn't seem to get along very well, which was just unfortunate to say the least because these were actually two of Inuyasha's favorite people. The big one was always very happy to have long, in depth conversations with him and he always tucked him into bed at night. And the smaller one was just so incredibly comfortable to take naps on and he absolutely loved his large fluffy friend he brought with him everywhere! In fact, the only one he liked more then he liked these two was that woman who was almost always with him... but that was only because when ever she was around, she brought along plenty of delicious food with her and carried it right on hand in those large pouches she had attached to her chest... the other two never brought him food... therefore she was his favorite, but they were very close seconds!

Inuyasha shook himself of his musing and back to the present just in time to see the larger man poke his fluffy in the chest! Repeatedly!!

Oh, that would not do! That would not do at all!! Inuyasha would not allow anyone to touch his fluffy man in such an aggressive manor! No matter how much he liked the bigger of the two. He would simply have to take things into his own hands and put a stop to this now!

Kashi was quite amused. InuTaisho and Sesshomaru had stopped yelling and were now zealously talking over each other. He doubted they could even understood what the other was saying. But what really had him so amused was that just a few seconds ago, InuTaisho had called Sesshomaru annoying. He almost laughed out loud but held himself back knowing it wouldn't have been wise. Then he proceeded to show Sesshomaru exactly how annoying he was by poking him in the chest non stop and comparing him to his finger!

And this was the thought that had him snickering under his breath. Any one else might feel a little offended or uncomfortable being in the presence of such a spectacle between the most powerful demon lord yet to date and his son, but Kashi just felt privileged. He had seen them on numerous occasions when they were with company or other lords of the land or even around the palace servants and they never behaved this way.

They were always so reserved and stoic, never letting onto anything they might be feeling or thinking. Especially Sesshomaru! With any one else, one was more likely to get an answer out of a brick wall then “Lord Sesshomaru”. It was only in private that they ever let their guards down and bickered like this with so much emotion. He knew they were never really angry or upset with each other, it was just a thing they did. Kashi liked to view it as a father-son bonding moment more then anything else.

Kashi gave a quick glance in Inuyasha's direction to make sure he was still okay and had to do a double take.

Without taking his eyes off the young boy he'd come to know and love over the month, he turned his head to better face the two arguing Inu demon's.

“Hey!” he whispered urgently, almost afraid to speak too loudly and startle the young half-breed. “Hey, you guys!” he whispered, a little louder when he got no reply the first time. He finally looked at them and it seemed as though they hadn't even heard him at all! “Guy's! Look! Hurry!!” He still couldn't bring himself to speak much louder then a whisper.

He growled to himself and looked around him for something he could use to grab their attention with without having to physically get up and force them to look. He found a nice, smooth rock near his leg and chucked it at the back of Sesshomaru's head with deadly accuracy.

“OW! What the hell Ka-” He began to yell as he turned around but stopped mid sentence, as did InuTaisho, when they both finally saw what Kashi was trying to tell them: Inuyasha was trying to stand.

He had both hands and feet flat on the ground with his legs wide apart and his butt high in the air as he tried to push off the grass and stand up straight. He made it to his feet but his legs were too far apart and, being unfamiliar with this new position, he immediately did a belly flop and landed right back on the grass. Kashi made to grab him but held back at a raised hand from InuTaisho, telling him to stop.

The message was clear: let him do this on his own.

The small clearing grew deathly quiet as they watched Inuyasha try again.

He got to his hands and knees, then did like before and placed his feet on the ground with his hands still down holding him steady. Then he waited a few seconds to gain some better balance before giving a mighty push off the ground, quickly thrusting himself into a standing position. Unfortunately, he pushed too hard and actually ended up sending himself rolling backwards, arms flailing, and once again landed on the grass on his behind this time with wide, surprised eyes, not having expected it.

They sucked in a breath, half expecting Inuyasha to start crying but no, he just took a moment to collect himself before trying one more time, determined to get it right!

Inuyasha got himself into position. InuTaisho, Sesshomaru, and Kashi all waited with baited breath as he got to his hands and feet one more time with such intense concentration.

Inuyasha pushed off the ground and quickly started wobbling where he stood, but this time he stayed standing. More then once he almost looked like he would fall but every time he quickly righted himself. He finally stopped and stood still with his arms outstretched on either side of him to help with his balance. And they waited....

'Inuyasha is standing on his own for the first time!' InuTaisho was so excited about seeing his youngest son standing for the first time he was just about to go over and give him a great big hug when something even more amazing happened: he began taking his first step!

Inuyasha's eyes were solely trained on his feet as he took his first jerky step. And another... and another...

Every step he took he looked like he was going to fall again, put not once did he ever make it past wobbling back and forth before he continued on: he was a Hanyou on a mission!

Inuyasha slowly started to make his way over to InuTaisho and Sesshomaru, his steps becoming increasingly choppy and big trying to get there faster; he wasted enough time as it is what with all the falling and such!

InuTaisho saw Inuyasha getting closer and dropped to his knees, expecting the boy to walk into his arms but it seemed Inuyasha had other ideas.

Sesshomaru moved over to the side a little so as not to be in the way, also thinking Inuyasha was walking to their father, but stopped when he realized that when he moved, Inuyasha had changed his course also. Inuyasha was walking toward him!

Inuyasha looked up and to his favorite fluffy man. Just a few more steps and he would be there: six more steps... four... two more steps!

Inuyasha finally reached his destination and quickly latched into his big brothers hakama, snuggling his face into the bigger demons leg and sighing in content.

Sesshomaru was shocked... his little brother just learned how to stand and walk and he was the person he chose to walk to?! Sesshomaru watched InuTaisho straighten up, looking just as surprised. He looked back down at his baby brother.

Inuyasha lifted his head from Sesshomaru's leg and turned angry puppy eyes on InuTaisho. It was most definitely time to inform this man of his misdeeds.

Sesshomaru and InuTaisho couldn't even speak, both their eyes wide as saucers.

Inuyasha took one hand from his brothers pants and used it to poke at InuTaisho's leg as he had done to Sesshomaru a few moments ago.

“YOU BAD!!!”

“Oh-ho my go-ha-haad!!! Hahahahaha!”

Sesshomaru could hear Kashi in the back round and could only imagine how he was never going to hear the end of this... ever!

Sesshomaru looked down to his brother as the boy snuggled back into his leg, keeping a watchful eye on the 'bad' man.

… He had to admit though, it was quite flattering, Inuyasha coming to his defense him like that. He even poked InuTaisho! That, in itself, was enough to warrant some respect! Plus, the look on his fathers face right now.... PRICELESS!!! He looked like he just saw a pig with two heads flying around outside!

“.........Okay. I like him.”

InuTaisho looked up at him, obviously torn between amusement at the situation and being hurt that his son thought he was bad. He tried to take a step closer to Sesshomaru-

“Gggrrrrrrrr!”

for those of you who didn't notice, along with this chapter I also reposted chapter one! Finally! In my opinion it is so much better.

Now, before you get all cranky, let me just tell you I am aware that the last few updates haven't really been all that stimulating or juicy and some of you would just consider them to be pointless fillers but I assure you that they are plenty important! To both the plot line and the story itself.

And the story is actually about to get a lot more interesting within the next 1-2 chapters. You are not going to even believe the shit that's gonna go down! You don't even know!

People are gonna show up and do a little jig. There's gonna be a fight. Onigumo's gonna come back and be a more relevant part of the story because I know he's sort of faded from the lime light since he first showed up but he's coming back! Withing the next 2-3 chapters.

So anyone who's starting to think this story's getting boring or something, I promise you, YOU ARE WRONG!!!

till then, feel free to review, even if it's just to say *smiley face*... I love smiley faces... ^_^

Peace. Love. Yaoi Forever.