InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness before the Dawn ❯ A battle between brothers ( Chapter 5 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
AN: sorry in advance if it bites cause it's rather rushed. BTW I know in the series Sesshoumaru lost his arm to Inuyasha right after he claimed the Tetsaiga but it's my story so i don't care ;-) and as far as people being rather ooc...people do funny things when they're in love so don't blame me lol.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any related chars, I also don't own A Knight's Tale but I'm still gonna snitch a quote from it cause it just fits perfectly ;-)




A Battle between brothers



After what seemed like an eternity Kagome drifted off into sleep, her skin raw and red and her eyes swollen and puffy from crying. Even in sleep her breathing was broken by sobs and sniffles as she tossed and turned tormented by her dreams. When Sesshoumaru awoke he found her curled into fetal position, her long hair covering her like a blanket. He frowned slightly, after all he should be enjoying seeing her so tomented...that was the whole point wasn't it? To break this upstart little wench who'd dared to defy him on countless occations and yet seeing her like this she seemed so...small...vulnerable...It caused his heart to stir in an odd mannor.

He moved to lift her and placed her gently on the bed, pulling the covers up over her and sat on the edge of the bed lost in thought. Pictures floated through his mind, each answered by a different surge of emotion. The image of her eyes, so cold and defiant as she protected that pitiful hanyu from him made his face tighten in a near snarl even as he felt himself rising again. He'd never known anything as confusing as this girl who looked for all the world like nothing more then a child as she lay unguarded in slumber. He wanted to hurt her, to make her bend to his will...and yet...the feel of her arms clasping around him, her lips seeking out his own caused him to rise, shaking his head to clear it. Deciding it was useless to try and think clearly so close to her he pulled on his pants and glancing back at her left the room, a subconcious smile curving his lips as his face softened into a tender almost loving expression.

"Inuyasha..." she mumbled in her sleep, causing Sesshoumaru's face to darken with anger once more as he closed the door. Why did the his brother's name on her lips...the fact that it was him she called for infuriate him so much? The idiotic hanyu and the bitch deserved each other, she was only human after all...So how and why did she have this hold over him? Stopping, he leaned against the wall enjoying the feel of the cool stone against his still warm skin. Lost in his thoughts he nearly missed the sight of Inuyasha staggering towards the castle gate. He'd been so preoccupied he hadn't even noticed his brothers scent untill now. Grinning maliciously he went down to greet his visitor, happy that as far as this annoyance went there was no conflict.








Inuyasha stumbled, at the end of his endurance. Every ounce of concentration and strength left in him focused on putting one foot in front of the other. He had to save her...he just had to. Pictures of the torment his malicious older brother must be putting his Kagome through floated through his minds eye and he lacked even the energy to push them aside. Falling on his face he growled and was struggling to push himself back up when a pair of feet appeared in front of him. Without even glancing up he shoved himself up and drew the tetsaiga, his body swaying and nearly collapsing again from the effort.

"Greetings 'brother'" he heard Sesshoumaru chuckle.

Eyes narrowing dangerously he looked at youkai. "Where's Kagome" he snarled "If you've hurt her..."

Clearly amused Sesshoumaru's smirk grew broader. "Actually quite the contrary, she seems to be enjoying her stay here rather well. She's in my bedroom as we speak, resting after her...exertions..."

"What have you done to her!" Inuyahsa demanded, his face growing pale.

"Nothing she didn't want pup. Your woman...well I guess I can't call her that anymore can I...ruts like a bitch in heat."

Inuyasha's shoulders slumped as his barbs hit home. Angrily he charged forward with the last of his strength, slashing wildly at the other man. Dodging easily Sesshoumaru laughed mockingly, throwing out a leg to trip the hanyu as he barreled past. Reaching down he grasped the hanyu's shirt, hauling him off the ground. Pulling him close he returned his brother's glare.

"Then again your not man enough to know anything about that."

Inuyasha struggled to hide his supprise at the level of warring emotions reflected in his brother's usually cold eyes. Breathing heavily he noticed something else that had escaped him untill now. Not only was Sesshoumari not wearing any shirt, his scent was laced heavily with Kagome's.

"You bastard" he murmered, his eyes clenching shut in an effort to block tears that threatened to fall. Could the stone hearted youkai really have fallen for his Kagome?

"In what world could you have ever beaten me?" was the last thing Inuyasha heard before his exaustion finally took hold, dragging him into darkness.









Kagome snapped awake as Sesshoumaru thundered into the room dragging someone. Sitting up quickly she pulled the blankets up to cover where the shirt fell open. It never occured to her to wonder how she'd gotten into the bed, much less covered up because at that moment her heart nearly came to a stop as she registered the worn red garments and flowing silver hair. Storming across the room Sesshoumaru threw Inuyasha roughly into the corner, retrieving another coller anchored to the wall and snapping it shut around his unconcious brother's neck.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, launching herself off of the bed towards where he lay only to be thrown back on her but when the chain reached it's end and snapped her back.

"Yes...imagine that, he came all this way to rescue you only to fail miserably."

Kagome would have thought she had no tears left to shed at this point yet they were spilling down her face like rain.

"Let him go! Please I...I'll do anything you want..." she sobbed.

Sesshoumaru strode ofer to her, lifting her chin so that her eyes met his own. Anger and something else she couldn't quite place shone in his.

"Does he truely mean that much to you?" he whispered, searching her eyes for a moment before quickly pulling away, his cold mask in place once more. "Why would I want to let him go?" he sneered "Now if you misbehaveor get any foolish ideas about running away or killing yourself, he" Sesshoumaru paused, walking over to kick the prone hanyu hard in the gut "will be the one to suffer. What better way to guarentee your good behavior?"

Aiming one more kick for good measure at the boy on the floor he spun and left the room, the door banging shut with a note of finality. Sesshoumaru sagged against the wall in the corridor, the sound of Kagomes sobs and pleas for his brother to wake up hurting more then he cared to admit. He didn't care about her, she was just another worthless human. So why did her tears and devotion to that hanyu who was to stupid to even realize how she felt make him so miserable when he should be reveling in her suffering?